ERS/TSANZ Task Force Statement on the management of reproduction and pregnancy in women with airways diseases

This European Respiratory Society/Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand statement outlines a review of the literature and expert opinion concerning the management of reproduction and pregnancy in women with airways diseases: asthma, cystic fibrosis (CF) and non-CF bronchiectasis. Many women with these diseases are now living into reproductive age, with some developing moderate-to-severe impairment of lung function in early adulthood. The statement covers aspects of fertility, management during pregnancy, effects of drugs, issues during delivery and the post-partum period, and patients’ views about family planning, pregnancy and parenthood. The statement summarises current knowledge and proposes topics for future research, but does not make specific clinical recommendations.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - February 5, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Middleton, P. G., Gade, E. J., Aguilera, C., MacKillop, L., Button, B. M., Coleman, C., Johnson, B., Albrechtsen, C., Edenborough, F., Rigau, D., Gibson, P. G., Backer, V. Tags: Original Articles: ERS/TSANZ statement Source Type: research