Mother’s Infection May Boost Epilepsy Risk In Babies
According to an analysis of data from a Danish study, exposure to certain maternal infections in the womb increases the odds of epilepsy in childhood. Among the infections cited were vaginal yeast infection, cystitis, and pyelonephritis (inflammation of the kidney and upper urinary tract). Of the maternal conditions evaluated, pyelonephritis, cystitis, diarrhea, coughs lasing longer [...]