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

Dorota Milewska-Wróbel1, Anna Lis-Święty1

  • 1School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Department of Dermatology, Poland.

Early Human Development
|September 12, 2020
PubMed

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.