Prenancy (asthmahic)

It is safer for a pregnant woman with asthma to be treated with asthma medication than for her to have asthma symptoms and attacks. Good lung function is important for blood oxygenation and ensures oxygen supply to the foetus. The common medication for asthma-bronchodilators and inhaled steroids-have not been shown to cause any untoward effects to foetus. Oral steroids however have been shown, in rare instances, to cause defects like cleft palate. Therefore, proper control of asthma should enable a woman with asthma to maintain a normal pregnancy with little or no risk to her or her foetus.