| Lupus is an affection which usually affects women | | | | appear due to an increased blood flow in the skin, |
| and oftenly it has been said that women who suffer | | | | new hair growth during pregnancy and also severe |
| from lupus cannot become pregnant due to their | | | | loss of hair after delivery. What is more is that 20% |
| condition. Much more, specialists deny this affirmation, | | | | of lupus patients tend to have a sudden increase in |
| 50% of all women with lupus who become preganant | | | | blood pressure, protein in the urine, affections which |
| can have a normal preganancy and deliver healthy | | | | are known as toxemia and require a serious |
| babies. On the other hand, some women may face | | | | treatment and even immediate delivery. Another |
| complications and lose their babies in the early stages | | | | serious complications that may occur to lupus |
| of pregnancy. | | | | pregnancies are the presence of antibodies which |
| Furthermore, even though many lupus pregnancies | | | | interfere with the function of the placenta. So, these |
| are totally normal, women risk to face problems | | | | antibodies also known as antiphospholipid usually |
| during the period of their pregnancy. Pregnant | | | | cause blood clots, including blood clots in the placenta, |
| women with lupus should be supervised by an | | | | exposing the placenta to high risks. it is important to |
| obstetrician until the pregnancy ends and in this case | | | | mention that many lupus patients have an antibody |
| the risk of the mother's health is diminished and | | | | known as anti-ro or anti-SSA which may affect the |
| normal babies can be borne. Moreover, women who | | | | unborn babies and exposing them to a syndrome |
| suffer from lupus should follow the physician's | | | | known as neonatal lupus. Moreover, in many cases |
| instructions, they have to adopt a special diet and | | | | women who suffer from a severe form of lupus |
| lifestyle and not in the last place, delivery must take | | | | have to pass through a caesarian section in order to |
| place in a hospital. | | | | save he premature baby. |
| First of all, even though, women in remission tend to | | | | Taking all these into consideration, pregnant women |
| have less trouble than women with active lupus, a | | | | who suffer from lupus can have a normal pregnancy |
| good, healthy diet might help a lot during the | | | | if they follow an appropriate treatment and have a |
| pregnancy. So, some of the golden rules that a | | | | balanced lifestyle. Furthermore, it has been considered |
| pregnant woman with lupus should follow are: proper | | | | that most medications taken by SLE are safe to use |
| medication, regulary visits at the doctor, an healthy | | | | during the prganancy due to the fact that they don t |
| food diet, no bad habits like smoking or drinking and | | | | get through the placenta and in this way the baby is |
| also they should avoid pills that might put in danger | | | | not in danger. Moreover, these medications might |
| the life of the baby. | | | | help the unborn baby to mature and also they are |
| Secondly, pregnant women may face certain | | | | used in order to fight against complications such as |
| symptoms such as lupus flare, rashes which ca | | | | toxemia of pregnancy. |