TY - JOUR JO - Reumatologia/Rheumatology SN - 0034-6233 VL - 52 IS - 1 PY - 2014 ID - Teliga-Czajkowska2014 TI - Recommendations for obstetric management and principles of cooperation between rheumatologists and obstetricians in systemic connective tissue disease patients AB - Systemic connective tissue diseases, notably rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, frequently affect women of reproductive age. The significant impact of the diseases on the course of pregnancy is well established, and vice versa – the course of systemic connective tissue diseases may be affected by pregnancy. The risk of developing serious pregnancy complications and obstetric failures is markedly higher in the mentioned disease group. The foundation of obstetric success, i.e. giving birth to a healthy child and pregnancy having no effect on the course of a given autoimmune disease, is cooperation between rheumatologists and obstetricians so as to plan procreation at an optimal period and provide accurate pregnancy monitoring. The article delineates recommendations relating to contraception management, obstetric supervision and fetus wellbeing monitoring, from the point of view of the obstetrician. AU - Teliga-Czajkowska, Justyna AU - Czajkowski, Krzysztof AU - Majdan, Maria AU - Olesińska, Marzena AU - Szymkiewicz-Dangel, Joanna AU - Ostanek, Lidia AU - Kosowicz, Mariola AU - Wiland, Piotr SP - 38 EP - 48 DA - 2014 DO - 10.5114/reum.2014.41449 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/reum.2014.41449 ER -