Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - A new study has found that babies who are born in the autumn months have a 30% increased risk of developing asthma.

The study was led by Dr. Tina Hartert from the Asthma Research center at Vanderbilt University, and focused on the medical records of 95,000 infants and their mothers from Tennessee.

In the past, the belief was that if a baby was born in autumn, they would be more likely to have asthma.

Research prior to this study though has been unable to find a direct link between the two.

This study has found that link though, as babies born in the fall faced the highest risk of asthma. The next closest group was babies who suffered from bronchitis, as they also had a high asthma risk.

During the autumn months there is a high risk for infections and other diseases, which could contribute to the development of asthma.

Researchers are aiming to work on a vaccine to help prevent asthma mfrom developing.

The study was published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.