Asthma morbidity during pregnancy can be predicted by severity classification
M Schatz, MP Dombrowski, R Wise, EA Thom… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2003 - Elsevier
Background: The 1993 National Asthma Education Program Working Group on Asthma and
Pregnancy defined asthma severity as mild, moderate, or severe on the basis of symptoms
and spirometry, but no studies have evaluated the relationship between this classification
system and subsequent asthma morbidity during pregnancy. Objective: The objective of this
study was to evaluate the relationship between asthma severity classification during
pregnancy and gestational asthma exacerbations. Methods: Asthma severity was defined …
Pregnancy defined asthma severity as mild, moderate, or severe on the basis of symptoms
and spirometry, but no studies have evaluated the relationship between this classification
system and subsequent asthma morbidity during pregnancy. Objective: The objective of this
study was to evaluate the relationship between asthma severity classification during
pregnancy and gestational asthma exacerbations. Methods: Asthma severity was defined …