Severe Maternal Morbidity During and After Pregnancy Among Veterans With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus or Rheumatoid Arthritis
To our knowledge, this is the first study of SMM among veterans with SLE and RA. Veterans with SLE appear to have an elevated risk of SMM, and veterans with SLE and RA appear to have high rates of pregnancy loss. Our findings highlight the potential utility of comprehensive maternity care models for these veterans with SLE and RA within the VA health care system.
Authors
- Deirdre A. Quinn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7379-8696)
- Gregory T. Procario
- Florentina E. Sileanu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2595-309X)
- Mehret Birru Talabi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5049-4932)
- Shannon Gwin Mitchell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2841-1085)
Institutions
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ACR Open Rheumatology
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/acr2.70100
- Primary Topic
- Pregnancy and Medication Impact
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System