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Selected References:  

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  • Bakhireva LN, et al. 2005. Asthma medication use in pregnancy and fetal growth. Allergy Clin Immunol 116(3):503-509.  
  • Bay Bjørn AM, et al. 2014. Use of corticosteroids in early pregnancy is not associated with risk of oral clefts and other congenital malformations in offspring. Am J Ther; 21(2):73-80.  
  • Bay Bjørn AM, et al. 2015. Use of Inhaled and Oral Corticosteroids in Pregnancy and the Risk of Malformations or Miscarriage. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 116: 308-314.  
  • Bérard A, et al. 2016. Intranasal triamcinolone use during pregnancy and the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. J Allergy Clin Immunol 136(1):97-104.  
  • Blais L, et al. 2007. Use of inhaled corticosteroids during the first trimester of pregnancy and the risk of congenital malformations among women with asthma. Thorax 62:320-328.  
  • Blais L, et al. 2009. High doses of inhaled corticosteroids during the first trimester of pregnancy and congenital malformations. J Allergy Clin Immunol 124(6):1229-1234.
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  • Schatz M, et al. 2004. The relationship of asthma medication use to perinatal outcomes. J Allergy Clin Immunol 113(6):1040-1045.
  • Steinberg JA. 2015. Perception versus reality: the saga of inhaled asthma controller medication and fetal risk. J Allergy Clin Immunol 135(1):131-2. 

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