Obstetrical and neonatal outcome in pregnant patients with rheumatic disease

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Reproduction

“…However, later studies have shown increased rates of fetal complications. Skomsvoll and colleagues [34] in 1998 reported on patients with inflammatory arthritis (including RA, juvenile RA, and ankylosing spondylitis) and showed an increased risk for prematurity (odds ratio [OR] ¼ 1.28; 95% CI, 1.11 to 1.48) and low birth weight (OR ¼ 1.30; 95% CI, 1.18 to 1.44). Bowden and colleagues [35] in 2001 showed an average lower birth weight of 3.3 kg compared with 3.5 kg in age-matched controls (P value, 0.04), although this weight range is still O2.5 kg, it is commonly used as the cutoff for low birth weight.…”

Psoriasis and pregnancy outcomes: A nationwide population-based study

“…For instance, studies have shown higher rates of low birth weight (LBW), infants small for gestational age (SGA), cesarean section (CS), and preterm birth in pregnant women with inflammatory bowel disease or rheumatoid arthritis. [5][6][7][8] Nevertheless, data are limited regarding pregnancy outcomes in women with psoriasis. One study of 145 deliveries in 84 women with psoriasis suggested that psoriasis was independently associated with cesarean delivery, but not with perinatal outcomes.…”

Asthma during pregnancy: mechanisms and treatment implications

“…Poor pregnancy outcomes, including low birth weight and pre-term delivery, are also features of other inflammatory diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis [77][78][79], malaria [80][81][82], systemic lupus erythematosus [83], inflammatory bowel disease [84][85][86] and periodontal disease [11] JANA et al [26] SCHATZ et al [25] BRACKEN et al [31] MIHRSHAHI et al [29] GORDON et al [9] BAHNA and BJERKEDAL [10] LAO and HUENGSBURG [11] ALEXANDER et al [ ASTHMA DURING PREGNANCY V.E. MURPHY ET AL.…”