Open AccessClinical updates on systemic lupus erythematosus in pregnancy – the maternal-fetal medicine perspective
Author(s) -
Anca Maria Panaitescu,
Gheorghe Peltecu,
Nicolae Gică
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
romanian journal of rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2069-6086
pISSN - 1843-0791
DOI - 10.37897/rjr.2021.4.3
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , perspective (graphical) , rheumatology , obstetrics , fetus , intensive care medicine , fetal monitoring , genetics , artificial intelligence , computer science , biology
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is common in women of reproductive age and can have serious consequences on pregnancy outcomes. Recent updates in the clinical management of this condition have brought improvements for mothers affected and their babies. The aim of this general review is to offer the perspective of the maternal-fetal medicine specialist on the recent updates in clinical management of SLE in pregnancy and to bring into the attention of the rheumatology specialists the tools that obstetricians have nowadays in monitoring high-risk pregnancies.