Fetal and Maternal Outcomes of Planned Pregnancy in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Retrospective Multicenter Study

Objective. To investigate the fetal and maternal outcomes as well as predictors of APOs in women with SLE who conceived when the disease was stable, the so-called “planned pregnancy.” Methods. A retrospective multicenter study of 243 patients with SLE who underwent a planned pregnancy was performed....

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Main Authors: Dongying Chen, Minxi Lao, Jianyu Zhang, Yanfeng Zhan, Weinian Li, Xiaoyan Cai, Zhongping Zhan
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Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Immunology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2413637
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author Dongying Chen
Minxi Lao
Jianyu Zhang
Yanfeng Zhan
Weinian Li
Xiaoyan Cai
Zhongping Zhan
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Minxi Lao
Jianyu Zhang
Yanfeng Zhan
Weinian Li
Xiaoyan Cai
Zhongping Zhan
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description Objective. To investigate the fetal and maternal outcomes as well as predictors of APOs in women with SLE who conceived when the disease was stable, the so-called “planned pregnancy.” Methods. A retrospective multicenter study of 243 patients with SLE who underwent a planned pregnancy was performed. APOs in fetus and mothers were recorded. Results. The average age at conception was 28.9 ± 3.9 years. Duration of SLE prior to pregnancy was 4.4 ± 4.3 years. Fetal APOs occurred in 86 (86/243, 35.4%) patients. Preterm births, intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), fetal distress, and fetal loss accounted for 22.2%, 14.8%, 11.1%, and 4.9%, respectively. Forty-two preterm infants (42/54, 77.8%) were delivered after the 34th week of gestation. All the preterm infants were viable. Fifty-two patients (52/243, 21.4%) had disease flares, among which 45 cases (45/52, 86.5%) were mild, 6 (6/52, 11.5%) were moderate, and 1 (1/52, 1.9%) was severe. Disease flares were mainly presented as active lupus nephritis (41/52, 78.8%), thrombocytopenia (10/52, 19.2%), and skin/mucosa lesions (9/52, 17.3%). Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) occurred in 29 patients, among which 3 were gestational hypertension and 26 were preeclampsia. Multiple analysis showed that disease flares (OR, 8.1; CI, 3.8–17.2) and anticardiolipin antibody positivity (OR, 7.4; CI, 2.5–21.8) were associated with composite fetal APOs. Conclusion. Planned pregnancy improved fetal and maternal outcomes, presenting as a lower rate of fetal loss, more favorable outcomes for preterm infants, and less severe disease flares during pregnancy.
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spelling doaj-art-201f703332274f27a366b237f4b6c8512025-08-20T02:04:45ZengWileyJournal of Immunology Research2314-88612314-71562018-01-01201810.1155/2018/24136372413637Fetal and Maternal Outcomes of Planned Pregnancy in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Retrospective Multicenter StudyDongying Chen0Minxi Lao1Jianyu Zhang2Yanfeng Zhan3Weinian Li4Xiaoyan Cai5Zhongping Zhan6Department of Rheumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 58, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou 510080, ChinaDepartment of Rheumatology and Department of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 58, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou 510080, ChinaDepartment of Rheumatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, No. 63, Duobao Road, Guangzhou 510150, ChinaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 58, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou 510080, ChinaDepartment of Rheumatology, Guangzhou First People’s Hospital, The Second Affiliated Hospital of South China University of Technology, No. 1, Panfu Road, Guangzhou 510180, ChinaDepartment of Rheumatology, Guangzhou First People’s Hospital, The Second Affiliated Hospital of South China University of Technology, No. 1, Panfu Road, Guangzhou 510180, ChinaDepartment of Rheumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 58, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou 510080, ChinaObjective. To investigate the fetal and maternal outcomes as well as predictors of APOs in women with SLE who conceived when the disease was stable, the so-called “planned pregnancy.” Methods. A retrospective multicenter study of 243 patients with SLE who underwent a planned pregnancy was performed. APOs in fetus and mothers were recorded. Results. The average age at conception was 28.9 ± 3.9 years. Duration of SLE prior to pregnancy was 4.4 ± 4.3 years. Fetal APOs occurred in 86 (86/243, 35.4%) patients. Preterm births, intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), fetal distress, and fetal loss accounted for 22.2%, 14.8%, 11.1%, and 4.9%, respectively. Forty-two preterm infants (42/54, 77.8%) were delivered after the 34th week of gestation. All the preterm infants were viable. Fifty-two patients (52/243, 21.4%) had disease flares, among which 45 cases (45/52, 86.5%) were mild, 6 (6/52, 11.5%) were moderate, and 1 (1/52, 1.9%) was severe. Disease flares were mainly presented as active lupus nephritis (41/52, 78.8%), thrombocytopenia (10/52, 19.2%), and skin/mucosa lesions (9/52, 17.3%). Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) occurred in 29 patients, among which 3 were gestational hypertension and 26 were preeclampsia. Multiple analysis showed that disease flares (OR, 8.1; CI, 3.8–17.2) and anticardiolipin antibody positivity (OR, 7.4; CI, 2.5–21.8) were associated with composite fetal APOs. Conclusion. Planned pregnancy improved fetal and maternal outcomes, presenting as a lower rate of fetal loss, more favorable outcomes for preterm infants, and less severe disease flares during pregnancy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2413637
spellingShingle Dongying Chen
Minxi Lao
Jianyu Zhang
Yanfeng Zhan
Weinian Li
Xiaoyan Cai
Zhongping Zhan
Fetal and Maternal Outcomes of Planned Pregnancy in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Retrospective Multicenter Study
Journal of Immunology Research
title Fetal and Maternal Outcomes of Planned Pregnancy in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Retrospective Multicenter Study
title_full Fetal and Maternal Outcomes of Planned Pregnancy in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Retrospective Multicenter Study
title_fullStr Fetal and Maternal Outcomes of Planned Pregnancy in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Retrospective Multicenter Study
title_full_unstemmed Fetal and Maternal Outcomes of Planned Pregnancy in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Retrospective Multicenter Study
title_short Fetal and Maternal Outcomes of Planned Pregnancy in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Retrospective Multicenter Study
title_sort fetal and maternal outcomes of planned pregnancy in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus a retrospective multicenter study
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2413637
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