NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among women with Crohn's disease, having active disease during pregnancy raises the risk of preterm birth, according to a study. Denmark examined the impact of Crohn's disease activity on various pregnancy outcomes in 71 women with low-moderate-high Crohn's disease activity during pregnancy and 86 women with inactive Crohn's disease during pregnancy. In women with disease activity during pregnancy, the risks of delivery an infant of low birth weight and congenital abnormalities were not increased, compared to outcomes among women with inactive disease. The risk of preterm birth was more than three-fold higher for women with moderate-high Crohn's disease activity during pregnancy. read more
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