Asthma during pregnancy

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The effect of pregnancy on asthma varies. Worsening of the disease is slightly more common than improvement, but most pregnant women do not have severe asthma attacks.
(See also Asthma.)
The effect of asthma on pregnancy also varies. But if asthma is severe and poorly controlled, it increases the risk of having the following:

A preterm (premature) delivery
Preeclampsia (a type of high blood pressure that occurs during pregnancy)
A fetus that may not grow as much as expected (small for gestational age)
A cesarean delivery
Complications in pregnant women, including death