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Asthma during pregnancy
1Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois 60611.
Ineffectively controlled asthma during gestation must be avoided to protect the fetus from untoward effects of maternal hypoxemia and hypocarbia. With current therapy and a compliant gravida, the outcome of pregnancy can be similar to the general population. Physician confidence in antiasthma medications is important. Respiratory distress has pregnancy implications by 20-24 weeks gestation and it is important to have fetal assessment documented when the gravida is treated in the emergency room or during hospitalization for status asthmaticus.
Ineffectively controlled asthma during gestation must be avoided to protect the fetus from untoward effects of maternal hypoxemia and hypocarbia. With current therapy and a compliant gravida, the outcome of pregnancy can be similar to the general population. Physician confidence in antiasthma medications is important. Respiratory distress has pregnancy implications by 20-24 weeks gestation and it is important to have fetal assessment documented when the gravida is treated in the emergency room or during hospitalization for status asthmaticus.