Maternal adiposity in pregnancy and offspring asthma in adulthood

Adverse pre- and neonatal conditions, such as low birth weight and parental smoking, have, in recent years, been found to increase the risk of developing asthma [1, 2]. The underlying mechanisms behind this appear to include an altered epigenetic programming of the developing fetal airways and immune system [3, 4]. High maternal body mass index in pregnancy is associated with an increased prevalence of offspring asthma in men in adult life