Asthma
Key points
- The effect of pregnancy on asthma is unpredictable.
- The use of newer asthma and allergy medications during pregnancy.
- About 50% of patients have no change, 25% improve, and 25% get worse.
- Management of acute and chronic asthma during pregnancy does not differ significantly from that of nonpregnant women.
The effect of pregnancy on asthma is unpredictable. About 50% of patients have no change, 25% improve, and 25% get worse. Management of acute and chronic asthma during pregnancy does not differ significantly from that of nonpregnant women. The goal is to maintain maternal PO2< 80 mm Hg to sustain normal fetal oxygenation.
The use of newer asthma and allergy medications during pregnancy. ACOG and ACAAI. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2000;84:475.
Written and revised by
Gerald Hurowitz, M.D.
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