Don’t Pass the Peanuts to Moms-in-Waiting: Eating Them During Pregnancy Can Raise Allergy Risk in Some Babies

HopkinsChildrens -- Babies born to mothers who eat peanuts during pregnancy appear more prone to peanut allergy, according to research conducted by scientists at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and elsewhere and published online in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. The research team was led by Scott Sicherer, M.D., of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York.