Summaries of Must-Read Clinical Literature, Guidelines, and FDA Actions

Asthma exacerbation in pregnancy impacts moms, babies

Publish date:: December 12, 2019

Key clinical point: Women with asthma who experience asthma exacerbation while pregnant are at increased risk of adverse outcomes for themselves.

Major finding: Significantly more women with exacerbated asthma during pregnancy had preeclampsia or pregnancy-induced hypertension, compared with asthmatic women without exacerbations during pregnancy (5% vs. 4% and 7% vs. 5%, respectively).

Study details: The data come from a population-based cohort study of 58,524 women with asthma.

Disclosures: The study was supported by the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences. The researchers had no financial conflicts to disclose.

Citation:

Abdullah K et al. Eur Respir J. 2019 Nov 26. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01335-2019.

This Week's Must Reads

Higher dose maximizes effects of magnesium sulfate for obese women,

‘Impressive’ local control with MRI-guided brachytherapy in cervical cancer,

U.S. mothers underestimate role breastfeeding plays in curbing breast cancer,

Microplastics permeate human placentas,

One in five gestational carriers do not meet ASRM criteria,

Must Reads in Obstetrics

Higher dose maximizes effects of magnesium sulfate for obese women,

Microplastics permeate human placentas,

One in five gestational carriers do not meet ASRM criteria,

Pregnancy after breast cancer is rockier but doesn't increase recurrence risk,

Vaginal cleansing protocol curbs deep SSIs after cesarean,