Errors in Aerosol Inhaler Use and Their Effects on Maternal and Fetal Outcomes among Pregnant Asthmatic Women (Subanalysis from QAKCOP Study)

Table 4

Association between inhaler technique and maternal and fetal outcomes.

Outcome	Correct inhaler use	Incorrect inhaler	P value
Any maternal complication of pregnancy			0.542
No any maternal complication	15	16
Development of any maternal complication	9	21
Cesarean section			0.560
Cesarean section	10	20
Normal vaginal delivery	11	15
Development of asthma symptoms during delivery			0.109
No asthma symptoms during delivery	15	18
Asthma symptoms during delivery	8	20
Any infant complication (respiratory distress/congenital anomalies)			0.641
No infant complication	17	30
Development of any infant complication	7	8
Low birth weight			0.278
Normal birth weight	17	23
Low birth weight	1	7