Asthma is the most common condition affecting the lungs during pregnancy. With appropriate choice of medications, most women can control asthma and continue to have a normal pregnancy. The risk of poorly controlled asthma is greater than the risk of asthma medications. This article covers a general outline on asthma and its management in pregnant women. Many asthmatic pregnant women worry about the symptomatic control and the well-being of the baby.
The severity of asthma varies from case to case. It is difficult to predict the course of asthma that will be followed during the first pregnancy. Based on the previous research, there are various patterns that are identified: During pregnancy, asthma worsens in about one-third of women, improves in one-third, and remains stable in one-third. The exacerbations in symptoms are often seen between weeks 29 and 36 of pregnancy. During the later…
