Asthma and pregnancy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29296/25877305-2024-01-01
Issue: 
1
Year: 
2024

O. Lavrova, MD, PhD; Professor M. Petrova, MD, PhD
I.P. Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University

Features of the course and treatment of bronchial asthma during pregnancy have been the subject of close attention of researchers in recent decades. Physiological changes and the nature of treatment of bronchial asthma during pregnancy determine the degree of control of the disease, which, in turn, affects the incidence of complications of pregnancy and childbirth, and the health of the newborn. The presented literature review analyzes recent publications on this issue.
Keywords: 
asthma
treatment
pregnancy complications.

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