Asthma

Controlling your asthma is very important to your baby’s health. When your asthma is well controlled, it’s less likely that you or your baby will have problems. Asthma that’s not controlled may cause your baby to get less oxygen, which can be very harmful. Uncontrolled asthma could also cause you to develop serious problems related to high blood pressure.

If you have asthma:

• Talk with the doctor who manages your asthma before you get pregnant to get on the right medications
• Take your medications faithfully
• Stay away from anything that triggers your symptoms
• Get the flu vaccine