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Asthma in pregnancy

Your midwife, GP and asthma nurse are there to support you with your asthma symptoms during pregnancy, you should speak to them about your asthma if you’re concerned.

Don’t stop taking your asthma medication unless advised to do so by a health professional. Stopping asthma treatments can make your symptoms worse, posing a risk to you and your baby’s health. 

Most asthma medicines are safe for use during both pregnancy and breastfeeding and won’t affect your baby’s development.  

It’s important to manage your asthma symptoms during pregnancy, you can do this by: 

If your asthma symptoms do not worsen during pregnancy, you’re likely to continue with the same treatments as before. Acid reflux during pregnancy can worsen asthma symptoms, contact your GP or asthma nurse if this is the case. 

Contact your GP, asthma nurse or call 111 as soon as possible if you’re: 

  • Using more of your reliever inhaler more than usual 
  • Coughing or wheezing more, especially at night 
  • Feeling short of breath or a tightness in your chest 

Call 999 if you’re having an asthma attack and any of these apply: 

  • You do not have your inhaler with you 
  • You feel worse despite using your inhaler 
  • You do not feel better after 10 puffs of your inhaler 
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Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust runs a confidential secure text messaging service for parents of children aged 0-19 years called Chat Health. The service operates Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm, excluding bank holidays. All texts will be responded to by a public health nurse (health visitor/school nurse) within 24 hours. Outside of the service working hours, you’ll receive a message back to inform you that your text will be responded to once the line reopens.

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Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust runs the Healthy Together Helpline for parents and carers in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. The Helpline’s qualified health and administrative professionals offer easy to access, safe and free advice, support and signposting. Calls are answered from 9am – 4.30pm on weekdays, excluding bank holidays. Calls are charged at the same rate as calling a standard landline number.

Should you require urgent health advice in the meantime, please contact your GP, visit an NHS walk-in centre or call NHS 111. For emergencies, dial 999 or visit A&E.

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Page last reviewed: 08-10-2024

Next review due: 08-10-2027