Gizem Kavram, Beril Yaşa, Elmas Zeynep İnce, Elif Kirit, Meltem Bor, Leyla Bilgin, Mustafa Törehan Aslan, Emine Asuman Çoban
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Abstract
Introduction: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that predominantly affects women of childbearing age. SLE is associated with many maternal and neonatal morbidities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the neonatal outcomes of infants born to mothers with SLE.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study included data on 57 Turkish mother-infant pairs over a 10-year period. Demographic data of the newborns and the presence of neonatal morbidities such as cardiovascular, hematological involvement, and congenital anomalies were the primary outcomes of the study.
Results: The median maternal age and gestational age at delivery were 30 (22-43) years and 37.6 (24.1-40.9) weeks, respectively. Thirteen (22.8%) of the mothers were primigravid and 59.6% (n = 34) of the deliveries were by cesarean section. Anti-Ro, anti-La, and anti-dsDNA autoantibodies were present in 38.6% (n = 22) of the mothers. Only one woman developed pre-eclampsia. Nine (15.8%) of the newborns were preterm, 8 (14%) were intrauterine growth restricted. The mean birth weight of the infants was 2846 (675-4240) grams. Three infants (5.2%) required resuscitation in the delivery room. One infant (1.8%) developed a complete atrioventricular block and 1 (1.8%) had esophageal atresia. None of the infants developed the typical rash of neonatal lupus.
Conclusions: SLE is an important systemic disease that can complicate pregnancy and neonatal outcomes. Optimal multidisciplinary antenatal care of the mother is essential to improve maternal and fetal outcomes.
期刊介绍:
Fetal and Pediatric Pathology is an established bimonthly international journal that publishes data on diseases of the developing embryo, newborns, children, and adolescents. The journal publishes original and review articles and reportable case reports.
The expanded scope of the journal encompasses molecular basis of genetic disorders; molecular basis of diseases that lead to implantation failures; molecular basis of abnormal placentation; placentology and molecular basis of habitual abortion; intrauterine development and molecular basis of embryonic death; pathogenisis and etiologic factors involved in sudden infant death syndrome; the underlying molecular basis, and pathogenesis of diseases that lead to morbidity and mortality in newborns; prenatal, perinatal, and pediatric diseases and molecular basis of diseases of childhood including solid tumors and tumors of the hematopoietic system; and experimental and molecular pathology.