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Inhaled corticosteroid use during pregnancy doesn't decrease birth weight.(Brief Article)
2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Use of inhaled corticosteroids (CS) during pregnancy were not found to decrease infant birth weight, according to a study presented at the 60th anniversary meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI).
Corticosteroids are anti-inflammatory medications frequently used to treat asthma and other respiratory disorders.
Maternal intake of oral corticosteroids during pregnancy has been reported to decrease infant birth weight. To understand if use of inhaled corticosteroids during pregnancy produced a decrease in infant birth weight, Jennifer Namazy, MD, and colleagues studied a sample group of 475 women entered in the Registry for Allergic and Asthmatic Pregnant Patients (RAAPP), which was established to evaluate the effects of inhaled CS on fetal growth in infants of pregnant asthmatic ...
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