2010
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37132010000300005
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Asma e gravidez: repercussões no recém-nascido

Abstract: Objective: To describe socioeconomic and behavioral aspects of pregnant women with asthma and to analyze the effects of maternal asthma on certain perinatal parameters in a birth cohort. Methods: An observational crosssectional analytical study using data regarding the mothers of a birth cohort at maternity hospitals in the greater metropolitan area of Aracaju, Brazil, between the 8th of March and the 15th of July of 2005. In the pregnant women, asthma was self-reported, based on previous medical diagnosis. Ep… Show more

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“…The prevalence of asthma in women of childbearing age ranges from 0.4 to 12.4% [ 2 – 4 ], and it is estimated that between 4 and 8% of all pregnant women in the US suffer from this disease [ 5 ]. There are about 315 million people estimated to be suffering from asthma worldwide [ 6 ]. Moreover, the frequency of asthma in pregnancy (AP) is expected to increase in the coming decades [ 7 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The prevalence of asthma in women of childbearing age ranges from 0.4 to 12.4% [ 2 – 4 ], and it is estimated that between 4 and 8% of all pregnant women in the US suffer from this disease [ 5 ]. There are about 315 million people estimated to be suffering from asthma worldwide [ 6 ]. Moreover, the frequency of asthma in pregnancy (AP) is expected to increase in the coming decades [ 7 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Inter-rater agreement for inclusion and quality assessment was excellent (κ = 0.96 and κ = 0.93, respectively). Data from published studies on the prevalence of alcohol consumption during pregnancy were available from 5 of the 33 countries in LAC (Brazil, n = 17 (3046); Chile, n = 2 (47, 48); Guatemala, n = 1 (49); Mexico, n = 3 (50–52); and Uruguay, n = 1 (53); there were no studies of the Caribbean).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Borges et al69 develope and validated an asthma knowledge questionnaire for use in adult asthma patients in Brazil. Almeida et al70 endeavored to describe socio-economic and behavioral aspects of pregnant women with asthma and to analyzed the effects of maternal asthma on certain perinatal parameters in a birth cohort. They found that socioeconomic level appears to be a risk factor for asthma.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%