A woman using an inhaler to deal treat her asthma. Almost a third of women stop using asthma medications during the first few months of pregnancy, a new study shows. Photo: AP A woman using an inhaler to deal treat her asthma. Almost a third of women stop using asthma medications during the first few months of pregnancy, a new study shows. Photo: AP
A woman using an inhaler to deal treat her asthma. Almost a third of women stop using asthma medications during the first few months of pregnancy, a new study shows. Photo: AP
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Many women stop using asthma medicines while pregnant, study finds

Reuters in New York

Updated: 5:27pm, 18 Jul, 2018

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A woman using an inhaler to deal treat her asthma. Almost a third of women stop using asthma medications during the first few months of pregnancy, a new study shows. Photo: AP A woman using an inhaler to deal treat her asthma. Almost a third of women stop using asthma medications during the first few months of pregnancy, a new study shows. Photo: AP
A woman using an inhaler to deal treat her asthma. Almost a third of women stop using asthma medications during the first few months of pregnancy, a new study shows. Photo: AP
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