Managing your asthma during pregnancy

There are things you can do to help manage your condition during pregnancy, such as:

using a preventer inhaler (steroids) when you get a cough or cold – speak to a doctor about using preventer inhalers in pregnancy;
avoiding smoking – click here to visit our smoking in pregnancy webpage for more information and help (opens in new tab);
avoiding things that trigger allergic reactions for you – for example, pet fur;
controlling hay fever with antihistamines – talk to a doctor or pharmacist about which antihistamines are safe to take in pregnancy;
avoiding hay fever triggers, such as mowing the lawn;
continuing to exercise and eat a healthy diet;
have the flu jab in pregnancy.

Find out about having a healthy pregnancy diet, exercise in pregnancy and medicines in pregnancy.