High prenatal exposure to PFAS may increase the risk of childhood asthma

Asthma can lead to childhood hospitalizations, missed school days, missed workdays for caregivers, and a lower quality of life for both children and their caregivers. The global prevalence of asthma has increased over the past 50 years. Now a study published in PLOS Medicine by Annelise Blomberg at Lund University, Lund, Sweden, and colleagues suggests that high prenatal PFAS exposure may play a role.