Risk of Hypertensive Disorders and Preterm Birth in Pregnant Women with Systemic Vasculitides: a nationwide population-based cohort study.

Camille MettlerNathanael BeekerMathis CollierVéronique Le GuernBenjamin Terrier Laurent Chouchana

Published in: Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) (2023)

About one over seven pregnancies in women with SV is associated with hypertensive disorders or preterm birth. The occurrence of vasculitides flare was associated with these complications. Our findings support the importance of pre-pregnancy counselling to ensure disease stability. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
pregnant women
blood pressure
low birth weight
gestational age
risk assessment
risk factors
smoking cessation
men who have sex with men
hiv infected
antiretroviral therapy