Answer:
These include:
•having an allergy-related condition, such as eczema, a food allergy or hay fever – these are known as atopic conditions
••having a family history of asthma or atopic conditions
having had bronchiolitis – a common childhood lung infection
••exposure to tobacco smoke as a child
your mother smoking during pregnancy
being born prematurely (before 37 weeks) or with a low birth weight
