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Dialogue: Increased usage of special educational services by children born to mothers with systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid antibodies

Year: 2014

Type: editorial

Abstract: Because of improved treatment and pregnancy management, many patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) now have safe, suc-cessful pregnancies. Prior studies have led to identified specific risk factors for poor preg-nancy outcome, among them antiphospholi-pid antibody (aPL), severe disease flare and kidney disease. Adverse pregnancy outcomes that still do occur in patients with SLE include fetal death, pre-eclampsia, preterm delivery and small for gestational age infants. Thus many surviving babies are at risk for the later life physical complications and neurodevelop-mental delays associated with early gestational age and small size. While numbers vary from

Source: Lupus Science & Medicine

DOI: 10.1136/lupus-2014-000048

Authors: Lisa R Sammaritano, Michael D Lockshin

Institution: Hospital for Special Surgery

Language: English

Topic: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research

Subfield: Rheumatology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,391