{"id":167,"date":"2026-06-10T14:37:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T13:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7c71d11735.nxcli.io\/?page_id=167"},"modified":"2026-06-10T14:40:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T13:40:06","slug":"respiratory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nencmaternalmedicine.nhs.uk\/index.php\/professionals\/respiratory\/","title":{"rendered":"Respiratory"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto width_full\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_middle type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container us_custom_e0bb8d73 has_bg_color\"><div class=\"vc_column-overlay\" style=\"background:rgba(54,188,238,0.55)\"><\/div><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><h1 class=\"w-post-elm post_title us_custom_20441257 has_text_color align_center color_link_inherit\">Respiratory<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_a280f4f5 height_auto width_full\"><div class=\"l-section-overlay\" style=\"background:#36bcee\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container us_custom_3a2383e5\"><div class=\"vc_column-overlay\" style=\"background:#36bcee\"><\/div><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-separator size_custom\" style=\"height:15px\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Respiratory conditions for consideration of referral for an opinion, advice or MMC led care.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For women requiring MMC led care they are often managed in the specialist Maternal medicine clinic on Thursdays afternoon at the RVI<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lead Maternal Medicine Obstetrician- Dr S Williams<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Respiratory &amp; Obstetric Physician- Dr A Duffy<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clinical resources<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Pulmonary Embolus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcog.org.uk\/guidance\/browse-all-guidance\/green-top-guidelines\/thrombosis-and-embolism-during-pregnancy-and-the-puerperium-acute-management-green-top-guideline-no-37b\/\">Thrombosis and Embolism during Pregnancy and the Puerperium: Acute Management (Green-top Guideline No. 37b) | RCOG<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Respiratory disease in pregnancy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjaed.org\/action\/showPdf?pii=S2058-5349%2825%2900083-6\">Respiratory disease in pregnancy<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Patient information leaflets<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Early pregnancy blood clot risk assessment tool<\/strong><strong>&#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thrombosisuk.org\/earlypregnancy\/\"><strong>earlypregnancy | Thrombosis UK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Manage your asthma during pregnancy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asthmaandlung.org.uk\/conditions\/asthma\/manage\/pregnancy\">Asthma and pregnancy | Asthma + Lung UK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Cystic fibrosis<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cysticfibrosis.org.uk\/life-with-cystic-fibrosis\/health-and-wellbeing\/family-planning\">Family planning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cysticfibrosis.org.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-12\/Nutrition%20and%20pregnancy%20in%20CF%20Jun%202018.pdf\">Nutrition and pregnancy in CF Jun 2018.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cff.org\/pregnancy-after-transplant\">Pregnancy After Transplant | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Sarcoidosis <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sarcoidosisnews.com\/sarcoidosis-and-pregnancy\/\">Sarcoidosis and Pregnancy | Sarcoidosis News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Family planning and Lung transplantation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsbt.nhs.uk\/organ-transplantation\/lung\/living-with-a-lung-transplant\/family-planning\/\">Family planning &#8211; Organ transplantation &#8211; NHS Blood and Transplant<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_9e7f000d\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-5\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-5\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Category A<br \/>\nLocal expertise<br \/>\n<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Category B<br \/>\nReview, advice and guidance from maternal medicine centre<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Category C<br \/>\nCare led by maternal medicine centre<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Uncomplicated Asthma<br \/>\n<br \/>\nPneumonia<br \/>\n<br \/>\nTB<br \/>\n<br \/>\nChronic Obstructive Airways disease<br \/>\n<br \/>\nSarcoidosis without restrictive lung disease and without renal involvement<br \/>\n<br \/>\nManaged obstructive sleep apnoea\/ obesity hypoventilation<br \/>\n<br \/>\nPulmonary embolism<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Complicated asthma<br \/>\n-repeated presentations of asthma (>3 ) in pregnancy<br \/>\n<br \/>\nAsthma receiving biologics<br \/>\n<br \/>\nLong term corticosteroids<br \/>\n<br \/>\nRestrictive lung disease with FVC >50%<br \/>\n<br \/>\nAny respiratory condition receiving biologics<br \/>\n<br \/>\nBronchiecstasis<br \/>\n<br \/>\nNew diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea\/obesity hypoventilation in pregnancy<br \/>\n<br \/>\nCOVID pneumonitis<br \/>\n<br \/>\nLung cancer<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Sickle chest crisis<br \/>\n<br \/>\nRestrictive lung disease with FVC <50%<br \/>\n<br \/>\nNeuromuscular disorders with respiratory muscle involvement eg myasthenia gravis, Guillain-Barre syndrome<br \/>\n<br \/>\nCystic Fibrosis<br \/>\n<br \/>\nLung transplant<br \/>\n<br \/>\nPulmonary vasculitis<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-5 from cache -->\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"RespiratoryRespiratory conditions for consideration of referral for an opinion, advice or MMC led care. 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