A study in Sweden looked at over 129,000 mothers and their 189,000 children. It found mothers who were very obese or had a body mass index of 35 and over had a 61 percent increased risk of their children developing asthma by the time they were between 8 and 10 years of age.
The lead author says there was a clear increased risk of childhood asthma, medication use and hospitalization with increasing degrees of obesity.
The study is published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
