Lupus and Pregnancy
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Nikoleta Chatzipanagiotidou, Midwifery Department, University of Western Macedonia, Greece Lupus is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease that occurs when the body's immune system attacks its own tissues and organs because it cannot tell the difference between viruses, bacteria, and other germs and the body’s healthy cells, tissues, or organs. Out of 1.5 million Americans with Lupus, 90% are women between the ages 15-44. Lupus affects them greatly when it comes to making the decision of getting pregnant. There are a lot of misconceptions that Lupus prevents people from getting pregnant and there is not enough information given to those who are interested and the results of that are showing very clearly on the studies that have been done. This poster aims to provide accessible, evidence-based knowledge on the subject of pregnancy with Lupus in order to inform people about the possibilities that women with Lupus have on the matter of becoming pregnant.
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