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Review
. 2013 Jun;6(2):58-63.
doi: 10.1258/OM.2012.120008. Epub 2013 May 3.

Asthma in pregnancy: a review

Warwick Giles  1 , Vanessa Murphy  2
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Review

Asthma in pregnancy: a review

Warwick Giles et al. Obstet Med. 2013 Jun.

Abstract

Asthma is one of the most common medical conditions in women of childbearing age. There are now data to show that asthma is not a benign condition with respect to maternal and fetal health. Despite this there are several problems encountered in the management of such women. There is a tendency to cease or reduce optimal asthma treatments because pregnant women and/or their clinicians may believe they pose a risk to the fetus. There is also a lack of clinician awareness of the complications of asthma in pregnancy.

Keywords: allergy; asthma; drugs (medication); high-risk pregnancy; maternal-fetal medicine; pregnancy.

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