Maternal and fetal outcomes in pregnant women with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wei HuangTeng WuTianyu JinYuan ZhangJing WangJiaping QiYixuan LiHuan JiangJu ZhangZhaoyu JiangLin ChenZhenhua YingPublished in: Clinical rheumatology (2022)
Maternal RA is significantly associated with an increased risk of adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. Close monitoring of the clinical status of RA patients before and during pregnancy is essential in clinical practice. Key Points • Pregnant women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at significantly increased risk for adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. • The increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with RA may be closely related to medication use and disease activity. • Close monitoring of the clinical status of RA patients before and during pregnancy is essential in clinical practice.
Keyphrases
- rheumatoid arthritis
- disease activity
- pregnancy outcomes
- pregnant women
- ankylosing spondylitis
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- end stage renal disease
- clinical practice
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- interstitial lung disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- birth weight
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- physical activity
- emergency department
- insulin resistance
- adipose tissue
- systemic sclerosis
- skeletal muscle
- patient reported outcomes
- drug induced