Adverse Perinatal Outcomes Before and After Diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Among African American Women.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) may experience adverse perinatal outcomes in the years before an SLE diagnosis. Overall, there is limited research on perinatal outcomes among African American women with SLE. We undertook this study to examine the risk of preterm and small-for-gestational age births among African American women with SLE compared to the general population of African American women in a large metropolitan area.

Methods

Information about women with SLE was identified from the Georgia Lupus Registry and the Georgians Organized Against Lupus Cohort and was linked with birth certificates by the Georgia Department of Public Health. Births were categorized into occurring more than 3 years before SLE diagnosis, 0-3 years before SLE diagnosis, 0

SUBMITTER: Angley M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9133027 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature