Tables
- TABLE 1
Adverse outcomes related to asthma during fertility and pregnancy
Mother Perinatal Fetus Subfertility Preterm birth Low birthweight Spontaneous abortion Increased perinatal mortality Small for gestational age Exacerbations Increased risk of asthma Pre-eclampsia Neonatal hospitalisation Gestational diabetes Placental abruption Post-partum haemorrhage Caesarean section (planned and acute) - TABLE 2
Benefits of good asthma control during pregnancy
Better oxygenation of the fetus (or less risk of perinatal asphyxia) Reduced risk of pregnancy complications for both mother and child Reduced risk of gestational diabetes Reduced risk of intrauterine growth retardation and small for gestational age Reduced risk of preterm labour and preterm delivery Reduced risk of asthma exacerbation Reduced need of oral corticosteroids Decreased risk of pre-eclampsia, placental abruption and placenta praevia Reduced risk of caesarean section delivery Reduced risk of prolonged post-partum hospital stay
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Challenges in the successful management of asthma during conception, pregnancy and delivery
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- Article
- Abstract
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Time to pregnancy and impaired fertility in women with asthma
- Miscarriages, age and asthma control during pregnancy
- Pregnancy complications and perinatal outcomes among asthmatic women
- Asthma and allergy management during pregnancy and birth
- Pharmacological management of asthma before and during pregnancy
- Asthma treatment and fertility
- Asthma management during pregnancy
- Asthma monitoring
- Adherence with controller therapy and exacerbations
- Delivery, labour and offspring
- Conclusion
- Footnotes
- References
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