Asthma in pregnancy

Vanessa E Murphy; Peter G Gibson

doi:10.1016/j.ccm.2010.10.001

Asthma in pregnancy

Clin Chest Med. 2011 Mar;32(1):93-110. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2010.10.001. Epub 2010 Dec 17.

Authors

Vanessa E Murphy¹, Peter G Gibson²

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Locked Bag 1, HRMC, Newcastle, New South Wales 2310, Australia; Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Locked Bag 1, HRMC, Newcastle, New South Wales 2310, Australia. Electronic address: vanessa.murphy@newcastle.edu.au.
² Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Locked Bag 1, HRMC, Newcastle, New South Wales 2310, Australia; Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Locked Bag 1, HRMC, Newcastle, New South Wales 2310, Australia; Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, 431 Glebe Point Road, Glebe (Sydney), New South Wales 2037, Australia.

PMID: 21277452
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2010.10.001

Abstract

Worldwide the prevalence of asthma among pregnant women is on the rise, and pregnancy leads to a worsening of asthma for many women. This article examines the changes in asthma that may occur during pregnancy, with particular reference to asthma exacerbations. Asthma affects not only the mother but the baby as well, with potential complications including low birth weight, preterm delivery, perinatal mortality, and preeclampsia. Barriers to effective asthma management and opportunities for optimized care and treatment are discussed, and a summary of the clinical guidelines for the management of asthma during pregnancy is presented.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Anxiety / epidemiology
Asthma* / complications
Asthma* / epidemiology
Asthma* / physiopathology
Asthma* / therapy
Congenital Abnormalities / epidemiology
Delivery, Obstetric
Depression / epidemiology
Disease Progression
Female
Humans
Infant, Low Birth Weight
Infant, Newborn
Medication Adherence / statistics & numerical data
Perinatal Mortality
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications* / epidemiology
Pregnancy Complications* / physiopathology
Pregnancy Complications* / therapy
Pregnancy Outcome / epidemiology
Premature Birth / epidemiology
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / epidemiology
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Smoking / epidemiology