Bronchial Asthma
Conditions
Keywords
Bronchial asthma, Asthma, pregnancy, Asthma severity
Brief summary
bronchial asthma (BA) may affect pregnancy and this affection may increase with increasing asthma severity. This study was designed to detect the effect of asthma severity on the course of asthma during pregnancy and its effect on the pregnancy and perinatal outcome
Detailed description
This was prospective study conducted in sohag university hospital ( obstetric outpatient clinic, chest outpatient clinic and emergency department ).This study aimed to detect the effect of baseline asthma severity on the course of asthma during pregnancy and its effect on the pregnancy and perinatal outcome in the setting of advancements in the management and pharmacotherapy of asthma compared with that previously
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Sohag University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* pregnant women in ages 18y or more with confirmed diagnosis of bronchial asthma presenting in1st trimester to inpatient or outpatients clinic of chest department.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with Chest diseases other than bronchial asthma and patients with cardiac disease.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| maternal complications | from the start of inclusion to the study till termination of pregnancy, average 9 months period | Occurrence any pregnancy related complication to the parturient women was recorded in both study groups. |
| perinatal complications | from the start of inclusion to the study till termination of pregnancy, average 9 months period | Incidence of any fetal or neonatal complication was recorded |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed