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  • Pulmonary medicine
  • Health equity

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  • Poor asthma control is prevalent during pregnancy.
  • Asthma disproportionately impacts underserved communities.
  • Limited data exists on improving asthma control in pregnant women from vulnerable populations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine strategies for enhancing asthma control in pregnant women from vulnerable groups.
  • To identify potential targets for multimodal interventions.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on asthma care barriers in underserved populations.
  • Identification of common barriers such as health literacy, financial constraints, cultural differences, and environmental factors.
  • Proposal of multimodal interventions tailored to address these specific deficiencies.

Main Results:

  • Key barriers to optimal asthma care in underserved groups identified.
  • Health literacy, financial constraints, cultural differences, and poor environmental controls are significant factors.
  • These barriers represent potential targets for intervention.

Conclusions:

  • Multimodal interventions can be developed to address identified barriers.
  • Targeted strategies may improve asthma outcomes for pregnant women in underserved communities.
  • Further research is needed to evaluate the efficacy of such interventions.