Spondyloarthritis & psoriatic arthritis
Preconception, pregnancy and postpartum periods in spondyloarthritis: Unmet needs and challenges from a patients and rheumatologists surveys
Authors' conclusion
There is a clear information gap between patient needs and clinician counselling, and SpA diagnostic and care difficulties during preconception, pregnancy and postpartum periods.
Study context
- Population
- Women with spondyloarthritis (SpA) and rheumatologists; surveys distributed December 20, 2024-April 15, 2025completed surveys
- Participants
- 147 vs 167
- Exposure
- Patients vs Rheumatologists
- Patientsn = 147
- Rheumatologistsn = 167
- Outcome
- Management, information pathways and perceived challenges in preconception, pregnancy and postpartum
Methodological detailsanonymous online surveys, patients and rheumatologists
- Anonymous online surveys
- Patients and rheumatologists
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Patients: median age
- 40 [35-49]
- Patients: regular rheumatology follow-up
- 98.6%
- Patients: current need for drug therapy
- 91.8%
- Patients: SpA impacted pregnancy planning
- 55.8%
- Patients: postpartum impact reported
- 80.5%
- Patients: median postpartum symptom worsening
- 6.5/10
- Rheumatologists: agreed pregnancy is not discouraged in SpA
- 100%
- Rheumatologists: disease course generally favourable during pregnancy
- 62.8%
- Rheumatologists: peripartum experience
- 92.9%
- Rheumatologists: median comfort during pregnancy
- 7/10
- Rheumatologists: awareness of national/international pregnancy recommendations
- 25.6%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Preconception, pregnancy and postpartum periods in spondyloarthritis: Unmet needs and challenges from a patients and rheumatologists surveys. Joint Bone Spine. Published 11 April 2026. doi:10.
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