Pregnancy and Asthma

Question 1: How can I exercise with asthma?

Solution: You have to take certain precautions if you want to exercise with asthma. First of all, if you are exercising or moving on a treadmill then you have to move slowly at your own speed. You must stay hydrated before beginning to exercise and must take frequent breaks in between. Whatever thing you want to do you must first listen to your body whether you will be able to do that or not. Do not over do any exercise as it may be create some problem. It is advisable that you must take suggestion from the doctor before beginning to perform any type of exercise.

Question 2: Is it possible to figure out if my unborn baby has asthma or not?
Solution: If you are diagnosed with Asthma during the period of pregnancy then your unborn child is not breathing in a very regular manner. As of your current situation, your baby is getting the oxygen through your umbilical cord. The unborn child also does not have fully developed lungs at this point of time. I suggest that you must consult a doctor about this problem and take the required medication.

Question 3: Is it safe to take inhaler during the period of pregnancy?
Solution: Yes, it is completely safe to take inhaler at the time of pregnancy. For the proper development of your baby oxygen is very much required. The decreased level of oxygen is not good for your baby. The medicine that you inhale is completely safe as it does not enter the blood mainstream of your body. However, for the safe delivery of your baby you must go for regular asthma appointments with your doctor.

Question 4: Will taking steroids for combating asthma is good for my pregnancy?
Solution: No, taking steroids for mitigating the effects of asthma during asthma must be totally avoided. It is not good for your baby as well as your unborn infant. The risk to your life is greater than any other possible pregnancy. Therefore, it is recommended that you should follow your doctor's prescription and better take the medicines prescribed by him.

Question 5: Can the women have safe pregnancies diagnosed with asthma?
Solution: Yes, why not. Various researches have that a well managed asthma at the time of pregnancy does not result in the pregnancy related complications. By taking the proper asthma medications prescribed by your doctor, you can have a very well developed and healthy baby.

Pregnancy and Asthma - FAQ

Question 1: Does the asthma affect the pregnancy of a women?

Solution: No, asthma does not affect the pregnant women a great deal if they take the proper medicines. Asthma leads to the deprivation of oxygen in the foetus of the pregnant women, which is not good for the development of the child. Therefore, the pregnant women's must keep the asthma under control by following the prescriptions as prescribed by the doctor.

Question 2: How the asthma can be dealt at the time of pregnancy?
Solution: There are various ways through which a pregnant women can deal with asthma at the time of pregnancy. She must keep her environment neat and clean. If she has a habit of taking alcohol and cigarettes then she must strictly avoid them. Also, she must test for various other diseases namely, Hepatitis B, chicken pox, etc.

Question 3: Does the asthma medication have any negative impact on the health of a pregnant women?
Solution: No, the asthma medications usually do not have any kind of impact over the health of a pregnant women. All she has to do is strictly follow the guidelines and asthma medications as prescribed by the doctor. If she does all these things then she will have a very healthy delivery.

Question 4: Is the usage of asthma inhaler safe during the pregnancy?
Solution: Yes, the usage of inhaler is completely safe at the time of pregnancy. Usually, at time of inhalation of the inhaler very little particles go inside the uterus but do not have any kind of negative impact on the health of the child. Consult with your Doctor about it if you use the inhaler a lot.

Question 5: What are various risks a pregnant women have to face if her asthma is not treated well?
Solution: If the asthma is not effectively cured then there are several potential dangers or risks that the pregnant women's have to bear such as she may develop a high blood pressure, a premature baby can be born, etc.

Asthma and Pregnancy

Asthma is one of the common health problems that a pregnant women can experience at the time of pregnancy. It can also affect those women's also who had never experienced it before. Asthma reduces the supply of adequate oxygen to the foetus of the pregnant women. The common asthma symptoms generally includes wheezing, difficulty in breathing, etc. A majority of pregnant women are more concerned about the effects of asthma on their baby. Asthma if it is treated effectively can lead to healthy delivery. However, if the asthma is not cured properly then it can have a negative effect on the foetus of the pregnant women as well as on her baby. Also, it can give rise to some of the following problems:

• It can have a severe effect on the kidneys, lungs, brain, liver, etc.
• It can lead to complications during the time of pregnancy.

Besides these problems, asthma also presents some of the problems to the foetus of the pregnant women. Some of them are as follows:

1. It can lead to immediate death of the women after the delivery.
2. It leads to low birth weight.
3. It can also lead to a premature delivery.

A pregnant women diagnosed with asthma must immediately take the treatment; otherwise it can become fatal for her. The austerity of asthma varies from one women to other women. Asthma can attack the pregnant women during the seventeen to twenty four weeks of the pregnancy. A pregnant women must try out the following things in order to avoid asthma:

• She must immediately stop the consumption of alcohol and cigarettes.
• She must reduce the intake of caffeine.
• She must go for the blood test of various other diseases such as chicken pox, HIV, hepatitis B, etc.
• She must continue taking the medications prescribed by the doctor.
  

Asthma Medications and Pregnancy
A women diagnosed with the asthma must immediately take the medications from the doctor; otherwise this problem can worsen in the long run. The various researches' undertaken does not provide a very clear picture that any of drug used to cure asthma can lead to any problems during the time of pregnancy. One thing that can be done is that the pregnant women should be provided with the proper knowledge about the maintenance of asthma, proper use of inhalers, asthma prevention, etc. There are many medicines or drugs that are considered safe for the women's infected with asthma such as budesonide, Corticosteroid tablets, formoterol, theophylline, etc. Besides, there are several other medicines that should be avoided by the pregnant women's such as tetracycline, aspirin, iodides, etc.

Note: It is advisable that the pregnant women must take the asthma medicines only after the prescribed guidance of the doctor.