Increasing Age May Increase Miscarriage Risk in RA

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At EULAR 2015, Brouwer and colleagues reported on their cohort of 162 evaluable pregnancies in 239 Dutch women enrolled during 2002-2010 in the nationwide Pregnancy-Induced Amelioration of Rheumatoid Arthritis (PARA) study – a large prospective cohort of pregnant RA patients.

Half of US Women are Overweight during Pregnancy

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Obesity is associated with adverse outcomes in pregnancy, especially with higher rates of infertility and miscarriage. 

High Lupus Flare and Complication Rates in Lupus Pregnancy

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An incident cohort study from Denmark showed that 84 SLE pregnancies resulted in 62 live births.  Lupus disease activity strongly influenced maternal complications seen in half and fetal complications were observed in one-third of cases.

The EULAR 2015 Report - Wednesday

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EULAR 2015 started the afternoon of Wednesday June 10th.

Safety of Azathioprine in SLE Pregnancy Studied

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FDA Enforces New Drug Safety Labeling for Pregnant Women

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The traditional FDA pregnancy risk categories (A, B, C, D, X) have been scrapped in favor of a new labeling mandate called the pregnancy and lactation labeling rule (PLLR). This change has been under consideration at the FDA for nearly 2 years and was brought about by the belief that the old