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Asthma - Management
Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding with asthma: How do I manage?
- Manage a woman who is pregnant like any other individual with asthma:
- Continue the use of all medication as normal in pregnancy, but do not start leukotriene receptor antagonists. However, if the woman is already taking a leukotriene receptor antagonist and it is considered essential, continue treatment.
- Advise women that the benefits of treatment with oral corticosteroids for an acute attack outweigh the risks.
- Advise women who smoke about the dangers that smoking poses to themselves and their children. Give appropriate support for stopping smoking.
- Encourage women with asthma to breastfeed their babies and use asthma medications as normal during breastfeeding.
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