The study was conducted by Jet Smit, Ph.D. and fellow colleagues of the National Institute of Public Health and the Environment in the Netherlands and was announced at the 105th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society in San Diego on May 19.

With obesity on the rise, this study has the potential to drastically decrease the onset of asthma for future generations. Of the children studied, one out of five of their mothers were clinically obese. This increased their risk of developing asthma by 65 percent the time they reached eight years of age.

In the study, asthma was defined as “at least one episode of wheeze and/or dyspnea and/or a prescription for inhaled corticosteroids in the last year.”

According to Dr. Smit, obesity discourages anti-inflammatory agents in the body, and because it consists of adipose tissue, there is an increase in pro-inflammatory cytokins. Because of the inflammation in the body, it affects the immunological and pulmonary development of the fetus, which leads to a greater risk of asthma.

Take this as a reminder ladies: take care of yourself, especially during pregnancy. The health of your child is at risk from your choices.

The effort by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy will include themed segments on Maury’s show, public service announcements and events, and a panel moderated by Povich that will be held next week in Washington, according to Fox News.

This move seems to come from a response to the recent increase in teen pregnancy over the past few years. The campaign kicks off on May 6 and is designated as national day to prevent teen pregnancy.