Peculiarities of carbohydrate metabolism in pregnant women with bronchial asthma
Hypothesis/aims of study. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of therapy with inhaled glucocorticoids on the course of pregnancy, childbirth, and growth-weight parameters of newborns from mothers with asthma of varying severity. Study design, materials, and methods. 725 women aged 17 to 43 years with bronchial asthma were examined. In the group of patients with bronchial asthma, 352 patients (48.5%) received glucocorticoids or glucocorticoids + β2-long-acting agonists. Carbohydrate metabolism disorders were found in 45 (6.2%) examined pregnant women, among them 21 women (46.7%) received inhaled glucocorticoids. Results. The frequency of detection of gestational diabetes mellitus in pregnant women with bronchial asthma, as well as growth-weight parameters of newborns do not differ from the general population.