. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 8.

Published in final edited form as: Lupus. 2021 Jan 28;30(5):741–751. doi: 10.1177/0961203321989803

TABLE 3:

PREGNANCY PLANNING BEHAVIORS

LMUP PLANNING BEHAVIORS	Overall N=43	Not-planned n=17	Planned n=26	p-value
Changed medications for rheumatic disease¹	7 (16%)	0 (0%)	7 (27%)	0.03
Sought medical or health advice	11 (26%)	2 (12%)	9 (35%)	0.2
Took prenatal vitamins or folic acid	21 (49%)	1 (6%)	20 (77%)	< 0.0001
Stopped or cut down on alcohol²	12 (28%)	2 (12%)	10 (38%)	0.08
Stopped or cut down on smoking²	3 (7%)	1 (6%)	2 (8%)	1.0
Ate more healthily	12 (28%)	2 (12%)	10 (38%)	0.08
Took some other action:
Exercise	1 (2%)	0 (0%)	1 (4%)	--
Weight Loss	1 (2%)	0 (0%)	1 (4%)	--
Did none of the above prior to pregnancy	14 (33%)	12 (71%)	2 (8%)	< 0.0001
PRE-PREGNANCY COUNSELING	Overall	Not-planned	Planned	p-value
Received with Rheumatology	18/42 (43%)	3/16 (19%)	15/26 (58%)	0.02
Recommended OK to conceive	12/17 (71%)	0/2 (0%)	12/15 (80%)	0.07

^1.

This statement was not a part of the original LMUP survey and was added when survey was administered to this cohort of patients.

^2.

The LMUP survey does not include questions on baseline levels of smoking and alcohol use.