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Pregnancy and Asthma

Pregnant asthmatic women should continue to use their asthma medication in the lowest dose possible to manage symptoms during pregnancy, according to a new Practice Bulletin released in early February by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists authored by Mitchell P. Dombrowski, M.D, an internationally known expert on high-risk pregnancy and chief of OB/GYN at St. John Hospital and Medical Center.

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