Mother has an infectious disease, she is at risk of white blood disease

That is the conclusion of scientists from the University of California published in the journal Epidemiology (USA) issue on 12.1. Accordingly, the time before and during pregnancy, the mother suffers from diseases such as flu, pneumonia or some other diseases transmitted through sexual pathways (staph, herper .), the born child will have High risk of white blood disease.

Study of a medical history of 365 mothers of children with this disease with a group of other mothers whose children were not sick, scientists found that most mothers in the first group had medication use. for flu or pneumonia before being pregnant for about 3 months or while breastfeeding.

The proportion of children at risk for this first group is 89% higher than the second group. In the group of mothers with a medical history of sexually transmitted diseases, the rate of children at risk of disease is 6 times higher than in other cases.

In addition, the study also showed that if iron supplements were timely and adequate during pregnancy, the rate of children born with white blood disease also decreased significantly. The results of this study will help mothers and doctors have a health care strategy before deciding to have children, ensuring a healthy baby.

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