Posted AT 4:50 AM EDT on 08/05/08
Asthma drugs help to prevent birth defects
Women who have an asthma attack during the first three months of pregnancy put their babies at a greater risk of birth defects than asthmatic mothers who did not have a flare-up during that period, a new Canadian study shows.
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