PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Oier Ateka-Barrutia
AU  - Catherine Nelson-Piercy
TI  - Connective tissue disease in pregnancy
AID  - 10.7861/clinmedicine.13-6-580
DP  - 2013 Dec 01
TA  - Clinical Medicine
PG  - 580--584
VI  - 13
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/13/6/580.short
4100  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/13/6/580.full
SO  - Clin Med2013 Dec 01; 13
AB  - Connective tissue diseases (CTD) include a variety of chronic multisystem disorders with a high percentage of autoimmune conditions. Many of these conditions affect women of childbearing age and, therefore, pregnancy poses an important challenge for doctors looking after such women. Knowledge of medication safety, the effect of pregnancy on such diseases and vice versa, together with preconception counselling and multidisciplinary team care, are the basic pillars needed to provide the best obstetric and medical care to these women. In this review, we discuss the management of the most common autoimmune CTD before, during and after pregnancy, along with the most relevant issues regarding appropriate medication.