The pregnant woman has physiological changes such as hyperventilation and dyspne a.

Some pulmonary complications can be unnoticed if signs and symptoms are mild and they can be confused with normal changes. Exacerbations of asthma can cause maternal and / or fetal morbility and mortality and their treatment is similar t o that of non pregnant woman. Community-acquired pneumonia seems not to be diffe rent from non pregnant woman in bacterial aetiology or clinical presentation, bu t there are a lot of options in antibiotic treatment with some restrictions. Fin ally, pulmonary embolism is uncommon, but can produce maternal mortality related to pregnancy and the use of oral anticoagulants is contraindicated.