ISSN: 2642-1143
Authors: A A Mamun SM*, Shaheed S and Sarker S
Bronchial asthma & its exacerbations is not uncommon during pregnancy and its prevalence is increasing in the community. Exacerbations are a major clinical problem during pregnancy with > 40% of women necessitates medical help & if not managed properly, results poor outcomes for mothers and their babies, including low birth weight and preterm delivery. The effective asthma management during pregnancy needs an good action plan to maintain the best possible asthma control. This may achieved by planning of day and night-time symptoms control and maintain lung function to achieve good O2 saturation 24 hours. This is the key approach to maintain fetal oxygenation homogeneous throughout the pregnancy. Different guidelines recommend that physicians should provide asthma advice and review patients with relevant investigation prior to coceive and then managing asthma actively during pregnancy, with regular 4-weekly review, provision of a written action plan, use of preventer medications as indicated for other adults with asthma, and management of co-morbid conditions if any.
Keywords: Bronchial Asthma; Pregnancy; Inhaler Medication
