Asthma in a prospective cohort of rural pregnant women from Sri Lanka: Need for better care during the pre-conceptional and antenatal period.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe the epidemiology and the effect of asthma on pregnancy outcomes in pregnant women from a rural geography.

Methods

We conducted a prospective cohort study in Anuradhapura district, Sri Lanka enrolling all eligible pregnant women registered in the maternal care program. An interviewer-administered questionnaire-based symptom analysis and clinical assessment was conducted in the first and second trimesters.

Results

We recruited 3374 pregnant women aged 15-48 years at conception. Self-reported physician-diagnosed asthma prevalence was 6.6% (n = 223) with only 41.7% (n = 93) on regular medical follow-up for asthma. The prevalence of wheeze reduced from pre-pregnancy (67.0%) to the first (46.4%) and second trimesters (47.7%; p<0.01). Of the 73 asthmat

SUBMITTER: Rajapakse S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9282538 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature