Vasculitis & polymyalgia rheumatica
Reproductive Outcomes for Women With Vasculitis
Authors' conclusion
These results demonstrate that most women with vasculitis can experience pregnancies that result in live births delivered at term. During pregnancy, a minority of women reported flares of vasculitis or the need for hospitalization due to vasculitis.
Study context
- Population
- Pregnant women with vasculitis enrolled in the Vasculitis Pregnancy Registry (VPREG), 16 countries, 2015–2022
- Participants
- 147 women149 pregnancies
- Outcome
- Pregnancy outcomes
Methodological detailsinternational, online self-enrolment, descriptive statistics
- International
- Online self-enrolment
- Descriptive statistics
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Pregnancies resulting in live births
76
97%
Vaginal delivery
64%
Preterm delivery
21%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Vasculitis activity and symptoms during pregnancy
- Pain related to vasculitis (scale 0-10), median (IQR)
- 2 (1-5)
- Feelings of wellness (scale 0-10), median (IQR)
- 3 (1-5)
- Women reporting active vasculitis
- 36%
- Prescribed vasculitis medications
- 54/73, 74%
Safety
Hospitalisation during pregnancy outside of delivery
- Women hospitalised
- 14
- Hospitalised with active vasculitis as indication
- 4
Original publication
Reproductive Outcomes for Women With Vasculitis. J Rheumatol. Published 1 June 2024. doi:10.
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