SLE in pregnancy - Fetal risks

FETAL RISKS :

• Increased risk of miscarriage

• Increased risk of fetal death in-utero

• Increased risk of IUGR

• Increased risk of pre-term delivery although the risk of pre-term labour is not increased

• Neonatal lupus erythrematosus occurs in ~1:20,000 neonates and is associated with heart block, skin and haematological abnormalities