ArticleInternational journal of public health2013
The use of household cleaning products during pregnancy and lower respiratory tract infections and wheezing during early life.
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- Indoor building materials and household chemical products in Chinese homes are associated with current asthma and allergic symptoms in children.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2026Article
- Exposure to Disinfectants and Cleaning Products and Respiratory Health of Workers and Children in Daycares: The CRESPI Cohort Protocol.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Association between maternal occupational exposure to cleaning chemicals during pregnancy and childhood wheeze and asthma.Frontiers in epidemiology · 2023Article
- Personal Care and Household Cleaning Product Use among Pregnant Women and New Mothers during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Home environment: respiratory and allergic phenotypes from birth to age six in the PELAGIE cohort.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the effects of household use of cleaning products during pregnancy on infant wheezing and lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI).
methodsIn four prospective Spanish birth cohorts (n = 2,292), pregnant women reported the use of household cleaning products. When infants were 12-18 months old, current cleaning product use and infant's wheezing and LRTI were reported. Cohort-specific associations between the use of specific products and respiratory outcomes were evaluated using multivariable regression analyses and estimates were combined using random-effects meta-analyses.
resultsThe period prevalence of LRTI was higher when sprays (combined odds ratio (OR) = 1.29; 95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.04-1.59) or air fresheners (OR = 1.29; CI 1.03-1.63) were used during pregnancy. The odds of wheezing increased with spray (OR = 1.37; CI 1.10-1.69) and solvent (OR = 1.30; CI 1.03-1.62) use. The associations between spray and air freshener use during pregnancy and both outcomes remained apparent when these products were not used after pregnancy. Nevertheless, the estimates were higher when post-natal exposure was included.
conclusionThe use of cleaning sprays, air fresheners and solvents during pregnancy may increase the risk of wheezing and infections in the offspring.
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