The treatment goal for the pregnant asthma patient is to provide optimal therapy to maintain control of asthma for maternal health and quality of life as well as for normal fetal maturation, as per the National Asthma Education Prevention Program…
Asthma and Pregnancy
Exacerbations
During the course of their pregnancy, studies show that 20% of asthma patients have exacerbations severe enough to seek urgent medical care. Approximately 6% require hospital admissions. Severe exacerbations such as those requiring hospital admission, urgent physician visits, or systemic…
Special Topic: Asthma and Pregnancy
Will pregnancy make my asthma worse? How will pregnancy modify or affect my asthma? Pregnancy will not necessarily make your asthma worse or more symptomatic. Studies of asthma in pregnancy reveal that about one third of pregnant women with asthma…
Do I need to see my asthma specialist more frequently now that I am pregnant?
Yes, while you are pregnant, you should see your asthma specialist more frequently than before. In my practice, for example, I ask my pregnant patients with asthma to see me on a monthly basis, with about the same frequency that…
Are asthma medications harmful to the unborn child?
Many studies have been carried out all over the world to help doctors decide which asthma medicines are “safest” in pregnancy. The single biggest risk to an asthmatic woman’s pregnancy is poor asthma control in the mother. Uncontrolled asthma is…