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University of Montreal
'Suspending asthma treatment a bad option for expectant mothers': Study
March 26th, 2009
This release is available in French. Pregnant women suffering from asthma run a greater risk of giving birth prematurely if they suspend their asthma treatments. According to a Universite de Montreal study, published in Respiratory Medicine, the probability of suffering from hypertension during pregnancy also increases for women who interrupt their asthma treatment. "Many pregnant women cease taking their asthma medication to protect the health of their child," says Faranak Firoozi, a researcher at the Universite de Montreal's Department of Pharmacy. "However, they don't know that unchecked asthma can cause greater harm to the child than the...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-03-26)
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