Pregnancy Outcomes from a Multidisciplinary Obstetric‐Medicine/Rheumatology Clinic in the United States: A Five‐Year Retrospective Analysis
Authors' conclusion
Our study illustrates the benefits of multidisciplinary care in patients with rheumatologic disorders during their prenatal and perinatal periods.
Study context
- Population
- Pregnant patients with rheumatologic conditions cared for in the multidisciplinary obstetric-medicine/rheumatology Specialty Care in Pregnancy clinic, Women & Infants Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, 2016–2021
- Participants
- 81 patients87 patient visits
- Outcome
- Population characteristics, interventions, and pregnancy outcomes for birthing parents and newborns
Methodological detailsretrospective chart review, single-centre
- Retrospective chart review
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Pregnancy outcomes
Live births (of pregnancies)
52%
Miscarriages
2%
Prematurity (of newborns)
19%
Intrauterine growth restriction
9%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Patient characteristics and interventions
- Clinically diagnosed rheumatic disorder
- 62%
- Taking csDMARD
- 54%
- Taking bDMARD
- 17%
- New medications started
- 52%
Original publication
Pregnancy Outcomes from a Multidisciplinary Obstetric‐Medicine/Rheumatology Clinic in the United States: A Five‐Year Retrospective Analysis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). Published 17 October 2024. doi:10.
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