Management of Asthma during Pregnancy

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Abstract
Asthma has been reported to occur in 0.4 to 1.3 per cent of pregnant women,1 , 2 making it the most common obstructive pulmonary disease during pregnancy.3 Uncontrolled episodes of wheezing have been associated with maternal and perinatal mortality,4 although the pregnancy outcome for women with corticosteroid-dependent asthma is almost as favorable as that for the general population when asthma is controlled satisfactorily.5 , 6 The goals of therapy in managing asthma in a pregnant woman are similar to those in a nonpregnant woman with asthma; in order of decreasing importance, they are to prevent death, respiratory failure, status asthmaticus, emergency room visits, and . . .

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