Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes of Pregnancy in Women With Autoimmune Disorder

Objective Pregnancy with an autoimmune disorder is faced with several risks for mother and fetus. The aim of the present study is to analyze the course and outcome of pregnancy in women with autoimmune disorders (AIDs). Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted at a tertiary care teaching hospital. The hospital records of 153 pregnancies with autoimmune disorders and 1095 low-risk pregnant women who served as controls were reviewed. An adverse perinatal outcome was defined as the presence of any obstetric complications, including preeclampsia, eclampsia, abruption, antepartum hemorrhage (APH), prematurity, fetal growth restriction (FGR), intrauterine death (IUD), intrapartum event, mode of delivery, birth weight, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) stay, or disease-specific neonatal complications. For all statistical tests with two-tailed probability, p