Table 1.
Outcome measures from prepartum assessment to 3 months of postpartum in a 35-year-old pregnant woman with Crohn's disease
| Prepartum visit | CDED commencement (14/40) | CDED week 6 (20/40) | CDED week 12 (26/40) | CDED week 18 (32/40) | Delivery 40/40 |
3 mo of postpartum (12 wk) | |
| HBI | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| FC (µg/g) | N/A | 92 | 25.1 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 16.9 | |
| IUS: Limberg score | N/A | 2 | 1 | N/Aa | N/Aa | 0 | |
| IUS: Ileal bowel wall thickness | N/A | 5 mm | 3.7 mm | N/Aa | N/Aa | <3 mm | |
| Weight (kg) | 51 | 51.8 | 55.6 | 58 | 60.3 | 61.3 | 52 |
CDED; HBI for Crohn's; FC; IUS; X/40 weeks of gestation.
CDED, Crohn's Disease Exclusion Diet; FC, fecal calprotectin; HBI, Harvey-Bradshaw Index; IUS, intestinal ultrasound.
Visual limitations precluded repeat IUS in the third trimester.