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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 17.
Published in final edited form as: Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2007 May;33(2):237–v. doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2007.01.002

Table 1.

Impact of pregnancy on SLE activity

Pregnancy probably increases lupus activity
About 50% of women will have measurable SLE activity during pregnancy
Most of the disease activity will be mild to moderate 15–30% of women will have highly active SLE in pregnancy
Most common types of SLE activity in pregnancy:

  • Cutaneous disease

  • Arthritis

  • Hematologic disease

Risk factors for increased lupus activity:

  • Active lupus within the 6 months prior to conception

  • Multiple flares in the years prior to conception

  • Discontinuation of hydroxychloroquine