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Perinatal Complications in the History of Asthmatic Children

Perinatal Complications in the History of Asthmatic Children Abstract Birth records of 30 children with asthma and two groups of 30 matched controls were reviewed to find the incidence of antepartum, labor and delivery, and postpartum complications. Since early experiences of life have been shown to affect later behavioral patterns and biological characteristics, we anticipated that asthmatic children would have a greater incidence of perinatal complications than nonasthmatic children. The results indicated that there was a significant difference between the number of asthmatic children with a history of complications and the number of nonasthmatic control children with complications. These findings indicate that the study of predisposing factors of asthma, both biological and psychological, must include the perinatal history of the children being studied. Complications during pregnancy and birth may well contribute to a predisposition of respiratory symptoms of asthma under conditions of stress. References 1. Tiene ES: Asthma in infancy . Panminerva Med 8:1-6, 1966. 2. Jacobs MA, et al: Interaction of psychologic and biologic predisposing factors in allergic disorders . Psychosom Med 26:572-585, 1967. 3. Selesnick ST, Sperber Z: The problem of eczema-asthma concept: A developmental approach , in Greenfield NS, Lewis WC (eds): Psychoanalysis and Current Biological Thought . Madison, University of Wisconsin Press, 1965, pp 317-388. 4. Block J: Further consideration of psychosomatic predisposing factors in allergy . Psychosom Med 30:202-208, 1968. 5. Block J, et al: Clinicians' conceptions of the asthmatogenic mother . Arch Gen Psychiatry 15:610-618, 1966.Crossref 6. Purcell K, et al: The effect of asthma on children of experimental separation from the family . Psychosom Med 31:144-164, 1969. 7. Ford RM: The treatment of intractable childhood asthma by medium-term separation from home environment . Med J Aust 1:653-656, 1968. 8. Dubos R, Savage D, Schaedler R: Biological freudianism: Lasting effects of early environmental influences . Pediatrics 38:789-800, 1966. 9. Freud S: The Problem of Anxiety . New York, WW Norton, 1936. 10. Greenacre P: Trauma, Growth, and Personality . New York, WW Norton, 1952. 11. Selye H: The Stress of Life . New York, McGraw-Hill Book Co Inc, 1956. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Diseases of Children American Medical Association

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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1974 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0002-922X
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10.1001/archpedi.1974.02110200032004
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Abstract

Abstract Birth records of 30 children with asthma and two groups of 30 matched controls were reviewed to find the incidence of antepartum, labor and delivery, and postpartum complications. Since early experiences of life have been shown to affect later behavioral patterns and biological characteristics, we anticipated that asthmatic children would have a greater incidence of perinatal complications than nonasthmatic children. The results indicated that there was a significant difference between the number of asthmatic children with a history of complications and the number of nonasthmatic control children with complications. These findings indicate that the study of predisposing factors of asthma, both biological and psychological, must include the perinatal history of the children being studied. Complications during pregnancy and birth may well contribute to a predisposition of respiratory symptoms of asthma under conditions of stress. References 1. Tiene ES: Asthma in infancy . Panminerva Med 8:1-6, 1966. 2. Jacobs MA, et al: Interaction of psychologic and biologic predisposing factors in allergic disorders . Psychosom Med 26:572-585, 1967. 3. Selesnick ST, Sperber Z: The problem of eczema-asthma concept: A developmental approach , in Greenfield NS, Lewis WC (eds): Psychoanalysis and Current Biological Thought . Madison, University of Wisconsin Press, 1965, pp 317-388. 4. Block J: Further consideration of psychosomatic predisposing factors in allergy . Psychosom Med 30:202-208, 1968. 5. Block J, et al: Clinicians' conceptions of the asthmatogenic mother . Arch Gen Psychiatry 15:610-618, 1966.Crossref 6. Purcell K, et al: The effect of asthma on children of experimental separation from the family . Psychosom Med 31:144-164, 1969. 7. Ford RM: The treatment of intractable childhood asthma by medium-term separation from home environment . Med J Aust 1:653-656, 1968. 8. Dubos R, Savage D, Schaedler R: Biological freudianism: Lasting effects of early environmental influences . Pediatrics 38:789-800, 1966. 9. Freud S: The Problem of Anxiety . New York, WW Norton, 1936. 10. Greenacre P: Trauma, Growth, and Personality . New York, WW Norton, 1952. 11. Selye H: The Stress of Life . New York, McGraw-Hill Book Co Inc, 1956.

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American Journal of Diseases of ChildrenAmerican Medical Association

Published: Jan 1, 1974

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