The course of asthma during pregnancy, post partum, and with successive pregnancies: a prospective analysis
M Schatz, K Harden, A Forsythe, L Chilingar… - Journal of Allergy and …, 1988 - Elsevier
We studied 366 pregnancies in 330 prospectively managed women with asthma to
determine the effect of pregnancy on asthma. Asthma activity was assessed by (1) daily
symptom and medication diaries and (2) monthly auscultation and spirometry during
pregnancy and for 3 months post partum. At 3 months post partum, subjects were asked to
assess the overall course of their asthma during pregnancy compared to the usual course
for them, and the course of their asthma during the 3 months post partum compared to the …
determine the effect of pregnancy on asthma. Asthma activity was assessed by (1) daily
symptom and medication diaries and (2) monthly auscultation and spirometry during
pregnancy and for 3 months post partum. At 3 months post partum, subjects were asked to
assess the overall course of their asthma during pregnancy compared to the usual course
for them, and the course of their asthma during the 3 months post partum compared to the …