Lupus in pregnant women Lupus is a disease that commonly affects women and oftenly it was said that women who have lupus can not become pregnant because of their condition. Moreover, experts deny that assertion, 50% of all women with lupus who become preganant can have a normal preganancy and deliver healthy babies. On the other hand, some women may experience complications and losing their baby in the early stages of pregnancy.
In addition, although many lupus pregnancies are completely normal, women at risk for problems during the period of pregnancy. Pregnant women with lupus should be supervised by an obstetrician until the pregnancy ends and in this case the risk of mother's health is impaired and the normal infants can be supported. In addition, women who have lupus should follow the doctor's instructions, they must adopt a special diet and lifestyle and not in last place, the delivery must take place in a hospital.
First, though, women in remission tend to have less difficulty than women with lupus activity, a good healthy diet can help a lot during pregnancy. Thus, some golden rules that pregnant women with lupus should follow are: the necessary medicines, visits to the doctor regularly, eating a healthy diet, no bad habits like smoking or drinking and they should avoid drugs that could endanger the baby's life.
Second, pregnant women may experience some symptoms such as rash lupus, skin rashes that appear about as a result of increased blood flow in the skin, new hair growth during pregnancy and serious hair loss after childbirth. What's more is that 20% of lupus patients tend to have a sudden increase in blood pressure, protein in urine, conditions which are known as toxemia and require serious treatment and even immediate delivery. Another serious complications that can occur in pregnancies with SLE are the presence of antibodies that interfere with placental function. Thus, the antiphospholipid antibody also known as generally cause the formation of blood clots, including clots in the placenta, the placenta, exposing them to high risks. It is important to mention that many lupus patients have an antibody called anti-Ro or anti-SSA, which can affect unborn children and exposing them to a syndrome known as neonatal lupus. In addition, in many cases, women who suffer from a severe form of lupus must go through a caesarean section to save it premature baby.
Taking all these into consideration, pregnant women who have lupus can have normal pregnancies if they are receiving appropriate treatment and have a balanced lifestyle. In addition, it was considered that most drugs taken by SLE are safe to use during the prganancy because they don t pass through the placenta and in this way that the baby is not in danger. In addition, these drugs can help the baby to be born to mature and they are also used to fight against complications such as toxemia of pregnancy.
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Posted on April 1, 2010.