RT Book, Section
A1 Bourjeily, Ghada
A1 Mazer, Jeffrey
A1 Levinson, Andrew
A2 Grippi, Michael A.
A2 Elias, Jack A.
A2 Fishman, Jay A.
A2 Kotloff, Robert M.
A2 Pack, Allan I.
A2 Senior, Robert M.
A2 Siegel, Mark D.
SR Print(0)
ID 1122365701
T1 Pulmonary Disorders and Pregnancy
T2 Fishman's Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, 5e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-179672-9
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1122365701
RD 2024/10/04
AB Nearly  six  million  pregnancies  are  reported  in  the  United  States  every  year.  A  number  of  characteristics  of  the  pregnant  population  appear  to  be  changing  over  time.  For  example,  women  are  becoming  pregnant  later  in  their  reproductive  lives.  In  addition,  with  advances  in  medicine  and  assisted  reproductive  technology,  women  with  chronic  medical  conditions  are  now  able  to  become  pregnant.  Consequently,  pregnant  women  are  now  older  and  have  more  comorbid  conditions  than  in  past  generations.  Given  the  physiologic  changes  that  occur  during  gestation,  pregnancy  can  be  an  important  stressor  to  chronic  medical  conditions.  Notably,  the  health  of  the  pregnancy  may  be  a  window  into  the  mother’s  long-term  health.