Table 1.

Main data about the pregnancies.

PatientSubsetAge at Pregnancy, YrsPregnancy OutcomeDisease at ConceptionBaby’s SexWeight, gDelivery at WeekDisease After DeliveryTreatment Before PregnancyTreatment During PregnancyTreatment After Pregnancy
1PM25Abortion (induced)Active8ActiveCS + CYC + AZACS + CYC + AZACS + CYC + AZA
26IU deathActive15ActiveCS + AZACS + AZACS + CSA
27HealthyActiveBoy270038RemissionCS + CSA (CSA stopped when pregnancy was recognized)CSCS + CSA
2PM20Immature-sectionActiveBoy168034RemissionCS + CSACSCS
22AbortionInactive7RemissionCSCSCS
3PM24AbortionActive6ActiveCSCSCS
25ExtrauterineActive10ActiveCSCSCS + MTX
4DM32HealthyInactiveGirl320040RemissionCSCSCS
5DM31HealthyInactiveGirl300040RemissionCSCSCS
6DM35HealthyInactiveBoy380040RemissionCSNothingNothing
7DM37Premature-sectionPregnancy-inducedGirl220036ActiveNothingCSCS + MTX
31HealthyInactiveGirl300540RemissionCSCSCS
8DM31AbortionInactive8RemissionCSCSCS
9DM40HealthyInactiveGirl280041RemissionCSNothingNothing
10PM-ASS24IU deathActive16ActiveCSCSCS + MTX
PrematureActiveGirl230036RemissionCS + MTXCSCS + MTX
11DM/RA31HealthyPregnancy-inducedBoy350041ActiveNothingCSCS
12DM36AbortionPregnancy-induced11RemissionNothingNothingCS
13PM36IU deathActive23ActiveCS + MTXCSCS
37Abortion (induced)Active31ActiveCS + MMFCSCS + MMF
14JDM32HealthyInactiveBoy367041RemissionCSNothingNothing
15DM/SLE30HealthyActiveGirl268037ActiveCSCSCS
32HealthyActiveBoy266038ActiveCSCSCS + chloroquine
16PM25HealthyInactiveGirl352041ActiveCSCSCS + MTX + CSA
17PM/SSC25HealthyInactiveGirl356041ActiveCSCSCS + AZA + CSA
18DM26HealthyInactiveTwin girls3020, 283041RemissionNothingNothingNothing
19PM24HealthyActiveBoy260037ActiveCSCSCS + MTX
20JDM26HealthyInactiveGirl354041RemissionCSCSCS
28HealthyInactiveBoy362041RemissionCSCSCS
21PM27HealthyActiveGirl255037ActiveCSCSCS
30HealthyActiveGirl300038ActiveCSCSCS + MTX
22PM25PrematureActiveBoy322036ActiveCSCSCS
23DM26HealthyInactiveGirl393041RemissionCSCSCS
  • PM: polymyositis; DM: dermatomyositis; ASS: antisynthetase syndrome; RA: rheumatoid arthritis; JDM: juvenile dermatomyositis; SSC: systemic sclerosis; SLE: systemic lupus erythematosus; IU: intrauterine; CS: corticosteroid; CYC: cyclophosphamide; AZA: azathioprine; CSA: cyclosporine; MTX: methotrexate; MMF: mycophenolate mofetil.