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Can We Predict & Prevent Pregnancy Complications in Patients with Lupus & APS?

November 13, 2020 • By Thomas R. Collins

ACR CONVERGENCE 2020—New evidence, though derived from small numbers, suggest that treatment with the TNF-inhibitor certolizumab could help improve high-risk pregnancy outcomes in women with antiphospholipid syndrome (with or without systemic lupus erythematosus) and lupus anticoagulants, an expert said. In the Phase 2 IMPACT trial, which has already enrolled 27 women and is continuing to… [Read More]

Filed Under: ACR Convergence, Conditions, Meeting Reports, SLE (Lupus), Systemic Inflammatory Syndromes Tagged With: ACR Convergence 2020, ACR Convergence 2020 - SLE

FDA Warning: Avoid Use of NSAIDs after Week 20 of Pregnancy

October 28, 2020 • By Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP

The FDA is recommending pregnant women avoid using NSAIDs as early as week 20 of pregnancy due to the risk of kidney problems in a developing fetus.... [Read More]

Filed Under: Drug Updates, Safety Tagged With: FDA, kidney, oligohydramnios, pregnancy, Renal, safety warning, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), warning

Pregnancy Complications in Patients with Lupus & APS

October 12, 2020 • By Keri Losavio

Pregnancy complications are common in lupus and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), but can we predict and prevent them? The Rheumatology Research Foundation Memorial Lectureship to Honor Shaun Ruddy, MD, will review the predictors and mechanisms of pregnancy complications, as well as potential interventions for preventing pregnancy complications associated with lupus and APS. Watch for it on… [Read More]

Filed Under: ACR Convergence, Meeting Reports Tagged With: ACR Convergence 2020, ACR Convergence 2020 - SLE

Study Says Mothers’ Cardiovascular Health Is Linked to Pregnancy Outcomes in Lupus

October 18, 2019 • By Ruth Jessen Hickman, MD

A recent study in The Journal of Rheumatology sheds light on the importance of preconceptional cardiovascular health in women with systemic lupus erythematosus. Although many questions remain, improved cardiovascular health measures seem to positively affect pregnancy outcomes, suggesting a potential role for preconception cardiovascular interventions.1 Women with lupus now have healthier pregnancies than in the… [Read More]

Filed Under: Conditions, Research Reviews, SLE (Lupus) Tagged With: cardiovascular, pregnancy, SLE Resource Center

Lupus Flares Pose Greatest Risk for Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with SLE

October 7, 2019 • By Lara C. Pullen, PhD

According to new research, women with SLE are at the highest risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes during a lupus flare. The data may enable clinicians to use risk stratification and tailored monitoring to counsel SLE patients who are pregnant or considering pregnancy. Researchers also found that maternal age, lupus nephritis and antiphospholipid antibodies may affect pregnancy outcomes…... [Read More]

Filed Under: Conditions, SLE (Lupus) Tagged With: flare, Flares, Lupus, Outcomes, pregnancy, pregnancy complications, pregnant women, Women

Improved Pregnancy Outcomes for Women with SLE

August 19, 2019 • By Lara C. Pullen, PhD

Recent research indicates that previous concerns about mortality associated with pregnancy in women with SLE may no longer be applicable. In the study, researchers found a significant decline in the in-hospital maternal mortality rate of women with SLE and a decrease in their length of non-delivery related hospitalization over the past two decades…... [Read More]

Filed Under: Conditions, SLE (Lupus) Tagged With: Outcomes, pregnancy, pregnancy complications, pregnant women, SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

A More Complicated Pregnancy: Inflammatory Arthritis Increases the Risk for Adverse Outcomes

August 2, 2019 • By Arthritis Care & Research

Pregnant women with inflammatory arthritis may have an increased risk for preterm delivery. New research examined the risk of preterm delivery and other pregnancy complications in women with RA and JIA vs. healthy controls…... [Read More]

Filed Under: Conditions, Rheumatoid Arthritis Tagged With: Arthritis Care & Research, juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), pregnancy, pregnancy complications, pregnant women, preterm birth, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Women

Lupus Pregnancy Outcomes Improved Over the Past 2 Decades

July 9, 2019 • By Reuters Staff

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Pregnancy outcomes in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have improved markedly over the past two decades, although pregnancy risks remain higher than in women without lupus, according to a trends analysis. “Thirty years ago, most women with SLE were advised to avoid pregnancy because of high risks for maternal and fetal… [Read More]

Filed Under: Conditions, SLE (Lupus) Tagged With: mortality, pregnancy, pregnancy complications, pregnant women, SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis

April 8, 2019 • By Lara C. Pullen, PhD

New data from India suggest women with idiopathic inflammatory myositis are at increased risk of poor fetal outcomes and spontaneous abortions. In the study, researchers found these women had worse obstetric outcomes and increased risk of fetal complications…... [Read More]

Filed Under: Conditions Tagged With: birth, idiopathic inflammatory myositis, Outcomes, pregnancy, pregnant women

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome of Pregnancy May Persist Long After Delivery

March 27, 2019 • By Megan Brooks

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—About 15% of women who develop carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) while pregnant will suffer persistent and worsening symptoms long after delivery, a new study suggests. “Conventional medical wisdom has been that gestational carpal tunnel syndrome simply goes away after pregnancy, and for many women this is true. However, in our practice this… [Read More]

Filed Under: Conditions Tagged With: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, gestational CTS, pregnancy, pregnancy complications, pregnant women, Women

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