Want An Asthma-Free Child? Get A Pet While Pregnant

Mothers who spend time with pets during their pregnancy are less likely to have children with allergies and asthma, a study has revealed.

But the race of the child - and how they were delivered - also plays a part.

Researchers at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit found that babies who have indoor prenatal pet exposure have a pattern of lower levels of the antibody Immunoglobulin E, or IgE, between birth and their second birthday.

IgE is linked to the development of allergies and asthma.

From- Daily Mail, London