Pregnancy and Asthma
Posted on July 23, 2008
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During pregnancy, asthma worse in one third of women, declining from a third of them and remains stable in others.
Pregnant women with asthma are more prone to obstetric complications than others and must take their treatment of substance, according to the advice of their doctor.
The risks of uncontrolled asthma and consequences that can result are more serious for the mother and her fetus that the risks associated with taking drugs against asthma.Asthma can cause or exacerbate the risk of seeing happen
A miscarriage
The bleeding
Anaemia
A caesarean
A depression post-partum
The majority of drugs prescribed in the asthmatic disease presents no danger to the pregnant woman.
The risks of not taking appropriate salaries are higher than those that could represent the drugs.
The consequences of asthma for the fetus
The respiratory difficulties the mother can lead to a reduction of oxygen in the fetus and cause complications such as premature birth and low birth weight…
The respiratory function should be monitored regularly during pregnancy by making a EFR, and sometimes controlling the breath daily with a peak flow meter in case of difficulty breathing.
It is advisable for pregnant women to be vaccinated against influenza after the first trimester of pregnancy and avoid smoking in order not to cause adverse effects in the fetus or the baby.
The environmental control, as the fight against mites, often prevents that the pregnant woman is exposed to triggers.
Do not smoke during pregnancy is a mlesure indispensable.
Make regular physical activity by taking a bronchodilator medication, it is advised by a doctor, in order to avoid the occurrence of discomfort during childbirth.
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