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An overview of the recommendations of the Working Group on Asthma and Pregnancy. National Asthma Education and Prevention Program.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9949336     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Asthma is the most common potentially serious medical disease complicating pregnancy, and uncontrolled asthma during pregnancy may produce both maternal and fetal complications. The Working Group on Asthma and Pregnancy was established by the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) to address the issues surrounding asthma management during pregnancy, working within the background of the NAEPP's published asthma guidelines. The Working Group's report, published in 1993, presents recommendations and information for diagnosing and managing asthma during pregnancy. Some key points are: (1) asthma should be treated as aggressively in pregnant women as in nonpregnant women; (2) asthma care and obstetric care should be carefully integrated and should include monitoring of fetal growth and development, maternal symptoms, and maternal lung function; (3) as for nonpregnant women with asthma, medications used to treat asthma during pregnancy should include a short-acting symptom reliever medication (usually an inhaled short-acting beta2 -agonist) and long-term daily medication to address the underlying inflammation for all patients with more than mild, intermittent disease.
Authors:
A T Luskin
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Guideline; Journal Article; Practice Guideline    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology     Volume:  103     ISSN:  0091-6749     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Allergy Clin. Immunol.     Publication Date:  1999 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-03-18     Completed Date:  1999-03-18     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1275002     Medline TA:  J Allergy Clin Immunol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  S350-3     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Allergy, Dean Medical Center, Sun Prairie, WI 53590, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Asthma / complications*,  therapy*
Female
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications / etiology,  therapy*

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