PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Kher, Sucharita
AU  - Mota, Prerna
TI  - Maternal asthma: Management strategies
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.84a.15046
DP  - 2017 Apr 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 296--302
VI  - 84
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/84/4/296.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/84/4/296.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2017 Apr 01; 84
AB  - Asthma in pregnancy is common, and its prevalence is rising. Internists need to be aware of the effects of maternal asthma control on the health of the expectant mother and the baby. With the ever-present worry about medication use and teratogenicity in pregnant women, these patients are often undertreated for their asthma. This review focuses on effects of uncontrolled maternal asthma as well as appropriate management of maternal asthma in the outpatient setting and during exacerbations.