Peri-Partum respiratory management in neuro-muscular disorders (IT-NEUMA-Pregn study): A proposal by an italian panel and a call for an international collaboration

Advances in the management of patients with neuromuscu- lar diseases (NMDs) have improved patient survival1 3 with increasing pregnancies prevalence.4 NMDs have a broad spectrum of presentation and a subgroup of these women are at risk of developing pulmonary complications (PCs) mainly due to respiratory muscle weakness leading to hypoventilation and ineffective cough