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The overall live-birth rate in somebody with lupus has been estimated to be 72%. [6] Pregnancy outcome appears to be worse in those with lupus whose disease flares up during pregnancy. [7] Miscarriages in the first trimester appear either to have no known cause or to be associated with signs of active lupus. [8]
Neonatal lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease in an infant born to a mother with anti-Ro/SSA and with or without anti-La/SSB antibodies. [1] [2] The disease most commonly presents with a rash resembling subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus and can have systemic abnormalities such as complete heart block or hepatosplenomegaly. [3]
The Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996 (passed as part of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 Pub. L. 104–204 (text)) is a piece of legislation relating to the coverage of maternity by health insurance plans in the United States.
According to the Lupus Foundation of America, there is "no single diagnostic test for systemic lupus," and that the tests are used to "detect physical changes or conditions in your body that can ...
Lupus and pregnancy confers an increased rate of foetal death in utero and spontaneous abortion (miscarriage), as well as of neonatal lupus. [ 37 ] Thyroid disease in pregnancy can, if uncorrected, cause adverse effects on foetal and maternal well-being. [ 38 ]
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Childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (i.e., cSLE), also termed juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus, juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus, and pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus, is a form of the chronic inflammatory and autoimmune disease, systemic lupus erythematosus (i.e., SLE), that develops in individuals up to 18 years old. [1]