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ArticleSystematic reviews2022

Risk factors for asthma exacerbation during pregnancy: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Marleen P Bokern, Annelies L Robijn, Megan E Jensen, Daniel Barker, Katherine J Baines, Vanessa E Murphy

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Article in Systematic reviews, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Obesity and asthma during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025
    Pooled it
  2. Transgenerational effects of bisphenol S exposure on the development of experimental asthma.Journal of environmental science and health. Part C, Toxicology and carcinogenesis · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Marleen P Bokern *Department of Pharmaco-Therapy, Epidemiology and Economics, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Annelies L Robijn *Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, University of Newcastle, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia.
Megan E JensenPriority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, University of Newcastle, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia.
Daniel BarkerSchool of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
Katherine J BainesPriority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, University of Newcastle, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia.
Vanessa E MurphyPriority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, University of Newcastle, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia. Vanessa.Murphy@newcastle.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0003-3282-1324
Hunter Medical Research Institute · AUUniversity of Groningen · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAsthma is the most common medical condition to affect pregnancy. Asthma exacerbations occur in up to 45% of pregnant women and have been associated with adverse perinatal and infant outcomes. Conflicting literature exists regarding the risk factors for exacerbations, and no synthesis of the literature currently exists. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis aims to determine risk factors for asthma exacerbations during pregnancy among pregnant women with asthma.

methodsThis protocol has been reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis protocols checklist. A systematic search will be conducted in the electronic MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL and Cochrane Clinical Trials Register databases (from January 2000 onwards). Eligibility of each publication will be determined based on predefined selection criteria. Prospective cohort studies, retrospective cohort studies, case-control studies and randomised controlled trials (RCTs) will be included. Quality of included studies will be determined using the Newcastle Ottawa Scale and the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool. Pooled relative risk will be computed using random-effects meta-analyses. Heterogeneity will be assessed using the chi-squared test and the I DISCUSSION: The results of this systematic review and meta-analysis will discuss the potential risk factors for asthma exacerbations during pregnancy. This may aid healthcare professionals in early identification of pregnant women with asthma at risk of poor outcomes, providing the opportunity to implement early interventions in order to avoid deterioration of asthma symptoms during pregnancy. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO CRD42020196190.

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AsthmaFemaleHumansMeta-Analysis as TopicPregnancyPregnant PeopleRisk FactorsSystematic Reviews as TopicAsthmaPregnancyRisk factors

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PMID35668513
PMCPMC9172055
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