
THURSDAY, Feb. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Children whose mothers used antibiotics in pregnancy may have a slightly heightened risk of asthma, a new study suggests.Experts were quick to point out the finding does not prove cause and effect, and the reasons for the antibiotic use -- rather than the drug -- might explain the link, said lead researcher Cecilie Skaarup Uldbjerg, of Aarhus University in Denmark."Previous studies have found associations between maternal infections in pregnancy and childhood asthma," Uldbjerg said. Dr. Anthony Scialli, an expert in the reproductive effects of medications, went further.He said it's likely that something else explains the small increase in asthma risk.Maternal infections are one possibility, agreed Scialli, a clinical professor of obstetrics...