Does maternal pet ownership during pregnancy influence severity of child's atopic dermatitis?

Dorota Milewska-Wróbel; Anna Lis-Święty

doi:10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2020.105173

Does maternal pet ownership during pregnancy influence severity of child's atopic dermatitis?

Early Hum Dev. 2020 Dec:151:105173. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2020.105173. Epub 2020 Sep 3.

Authors

Dorota Milewska-Wróbel¹, Anna Lis-Święty²

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Department of Dermatology, Poland.
² School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Department of Dermatology, Poland. Electronic address: annadlis@neostrada.pl.

PMID: 32919105
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2020.105173

Abstract

This study investigated associations between atopic dermatitis (AD) and selected prenatal and perinatal factors. Maternal exposure to pets during pregnancy was associated significantly with lower severity of child's AD (P = 0.045). A trend towards significance of relation was demonstrated between AD severity and place of residence and maternal exposure to stress.

Keywords: Atopic dermatitis; Environmental factors; Pregnancy; Primary prevention.

MeSH terms

Adult
Animals
Child, Preschool
Dermatitis, Atopic / epidemiology*
Female
Human-Animal Bond
Humans
Infant
Male
Maternal Exposure*
Pets*
Pregnancy
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / epidemiology*
Stress, Psychological / epidemiology*