Medical News Today: What to know about rheumatoid arthritis during pregnancy

Bharti, B., Lee, S. J., Lindsay, S. P., Wingard, D. L., Jones, K. L., Lemus, H., & Chambers, C. D. (2015, August). Disease severity and pregnancy outcomes in women with rheumatoid arthritis: Results from the organization of teratology information specialists autoimmune diseases in pregnancy project [Abstract]. The Journal of Rheumatology, 42(8), 1376–1382. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25877497

Breastfeeding & rheumatoid arthritis. (2013, March 6). Retrieved from https://www.nras.org.uk/breastfeeding-rheumatoid-arthritis

Brouwer, J., Laven, J. S. E., Hazes, J. M. W., & Dolhain, R. J. E. M. (2015, July). Miscarriages in female rheumatoid arthritis patients: Associations with serologic findings, disease activity, and antirheumatic drug treatment. Arthritis & Rheumatology, 67(7), 1738−1743. Retrieved from https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/art.39137

de Man, Y. A., Hazes, J. M., van der Heide, H., Willemsen, S. P., de Groot, C. J., Steegers, E. A., & Dolhain, R. J. (2009, November). Association of higher rheumatoid arthritis disease activity during pregnancy with lower birth weight: Results of a national prospective study [Abstract]. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 60(11), 3196–3206. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19877045

Friel, L. A. (2017, March). Autoimmune disorders in pregnancy. Retrieved from https://www.msdmanuals.com/en-pt/professional/gynecology-and-obstetrics/pregnancy-complicated-by-disease/autoimmune-disorders-in-pregnancy

Ince-Askan, H., & Dolhain, R. J. (2015, August–December). Pregnancy and rheumatoid arthritis [Abstract]. Best Practice & Research: Clinical Rheumatology, 29(4–5), 580−596. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26697768

Krause, M. L., & Makol, A. (2016, March 23). Management of rheumatoid arthritis during pregnancy: Challenges and solutions. Open Access Rheumatology: Research and Reviews, 8, 23−36. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5098768/

Langen, E. S., Chakravarty, E. F., Liaquat, M., El-Sayed, Y. Y., & Druzin, M. L. (2014, January). High rate of preterm birth in pregnancies complicated by rheumatoid arthritis [Abstract]. American Journal of Perinatology, 31(1), 9–14. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23359233

Lin, H.-C., Chen, S.-F., Lin, H.-C., & Chen, Y.-H. (2010). Increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with rheumatoid arthritis: A nationwide population-based study. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 69(4), 715–717. Retrieved from https://ard.bmj.com/content/69/4/715

Pregnancy and rheumatic disease. (2017, May). Retrieved from https://www.rheumatology.org/I-Am-A/Patient-Caregiver/Diseases-Conditions/Living-Well-with-Rheumatic-Disease/Pregnancy-Rheumatic-Disease

Rheumatoid arthritis & pregnancy. (2016, May 4). Retrieved from https://www.nras.org.uk/rheumatoid-arthritis-pregnancy

Wallenius, M., Salvesen, K. Å., Daltveit, A. K., & Skomsvoll, J. F. (2014, March). Rheumatoid arthritis and outcomes in first and subsequent births based on data from a national birth registry [Abstract]. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 93(3), 302−307. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24359405