Maternal asthma is associated with increased risk of perinatal mortality.

BACKGROUND:Asthma is the most common chronic disease during pregnancy and it may have influence on pregnancy outcome. OBJECTIVES:Our goal was to assess the association between maternal asthma and the perinatal risks as well as possible effects of asthma medication. METHODS:The study was based on a n...

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Main Authors: Mari Kemppainen, Anna-Maria Lahesmaa-Korpinen, Paula Kauppi, Martti Virtanen, Suvi M Virtanen, Riitta Karikoski, Mika Gissler, Turkka Kirjavainen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5959067?pdf=render