Asthma in a prospective cohort of rural pregnant women from Sri Lanka: Need for better care during the pre-conceptional and antenatal period
Rajapakse S, Wickramasinghe N, Warnasekara J, Abeyrathna P, Amarasinghe G, Hettiarachchi AU, Jayasinghe IU, Koralegedara I, Agampodi TC, Agampodi SB. Asthma in a prospective cohort of rural pregnant women from Sri Lanka: Need for better care during the pre-conceptional and antenatal period. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0269888. PMID: 35834567, PMCID: PMC9282538, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269888.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew-onset wheezePregnant womenSecond trimesterAsthmatic womenPregnancy outcomesPregnant asthmatic womenEligible pregnant womenProspective cohort studyLow birth weightPrevalence of wheezeEffect of asthmaRural pregnant womenMaternal care programmeCohort studyProspective cohortHospital admissionAntenatal periodAsthma prevalenceFirst trimesterBirth weightClinical assessmentHigh prevalenceWheezeAsthmaTrimesterAllergic risk factors for severe asthma among preschool children: a descriptive-analytical study from rural Sri Lanka
Rajapakse Mudiyanselage S, Amarasiri L, Yasaratne D, Warnasekara J, Agampodi S. Allergic risk factors for severe asthma among preschool children: a descriptive-analytical study from rural Sri Lanka. 2022, 5. DOI: 10.1183/23120541.lsc-2022.5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research