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I'm 17 weeks pregnant how do i prevent my unborn babies from inheriting asthma since i am asthmatic?

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Well : There is no known way to prevent your children are having Inherited,asthma. There are some studies that have shown children who are raised around pet dogs and on farms around animals and decrease incidence of asthma. Children raised around cockroaches in the home have increased incidence of her asthma

Answered 12/1/2019

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