Real-world trends in rheumatic disease rates among pregnancies in Ontario, Canada: A repeated cross-sectional study
The proportion of individuals with rheumatic diseases pursuing pregnancy in Ontario has increased, perhaps aided by advancements in disease diagnostics and treatment strategies. Further research is needed to link antirheumatic drug safety to pregnancy outcomes and explore other factors that may influence pregnancy rates among this patient population.
Authors
- Lisa McCarthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9087-1077)
- Mina Tadrous (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1911-6129)
- Zain Ul Abideen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2395-0178)
- Shenthuraan Tharmarajah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6264-1466)
- Howard Berger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3842-213X)
- Dharini Mahendira
- Sara J. T. Guilcher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9552-9139)
- Swaleh Hussain
Institutions
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Trillium Health Centre (CA)
- Women's College Hospital (CA)
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-09-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0332374
- Primary Topic
- Pregnancy and Medication Impact
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00