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According to a new study, a mother’s depression can actually worsen her child’s asthma. The six-month study of two hundred and sixty two black mothers and their children found that children whose mothers had more depressive symptoms had more frequent asthma symptoms, while children of mothers with fewer depressive symptoms had less frequent asthma symptoms.The researchers focused on black mothers and children because black children are disproportionately affected by asthma.

Because depression often involves fatigue, memory lapses and problems with concentration, it can impair a mother’s ability to manage her child’s asthma, which may require daily drug treatments and frequent doctor visits.

Don’t let asthma get you down.