A team of researchers from Massey University New Zealand suggests that fetus’s immune system may be affected by the exposure to animals and the bacteria these animals carry.
Their study has been published in the European Respiratory Journal and it says that exposure to animals before and after birth halves the risk of diseases like asthma, eczema and even hay fever.
But some experts say that many animals have infectious diseases that can harm the babies.
According to the study, living on a farm with continuous exposure to the animals could cut down the risk of many allergic diseases and asthma. More than 1,300 farmers’ children were included in the study and it was concluded that the protection against these diseases started building even before birth.
The researchers found that the children whose mothers were exposed to animals during pregnancy had 50% less chance to develop asthma and even greater chances of developing diseases like eczema and hay fever.
The researchers didn’t find the specific reasons behind it, but they are relating it the way a child develops its immune system in such atmosphere.
Life in a farm means continuous exposure to the animal bacteria through direct animal exposure or through unpasteurized milk consumption. The researchers say that this exposure may suppress the development of specific immune cells that are related to asthma.
The researchers suggest that exposure during pregnancy may prove more useful to avoid these diseases while after birth exposure carry some risks as many animals have infectious diseases.
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Thanks so much fro the info, our sos has alotof issues and we live on a farm so thats good to hear.