Perinatal Programming of Childhood Asthma: Early Fetal Size, Growth Trajectory during Infancy, and Childhood Asthma Outcomes

Table 3

Summary of asthma and allergy outcomes in the context of changing growth trajectory during late pregnancy.

Second-third trimester	Increased rate of growth			Reduced rate of growth
	Symptoms	Atopy	Lung function	Symptoms	Atopy	Lung function
Southampton				Increased atopic wheeze	Increased skin prick positivity
Aberdeen 5 years	Increased asthma*
Aberdeen 10 years	Increased asthma		Reduced FEV1 and FVC

*Data not published but can be confirmed by the author.