Lupus involves painful and inflamed joints, lack of energy and an increased susceptibility to infections. Lupus often goes undiagnosed because the symptoms are so nonspecific and could be attributed to other disorders. Frequent testing of the liver and kidney will monitor the safe progress of the pregnancy. Lupus will increase the risk of both miscarriage and preterm birth also, so stay in close connection with your provider and alert her or him to changes in your health. Multiple sclerosis, MS, is a disease that affects the central nervous system.
Symptoms vary from numbness in the hand to being completely incapacitated.
MS does not usually affect the health of the baby but it can present problems if infection of the urinary tract occurs. Urinary tract infections can lead to kidney problems which gravely endanger the baby's health due to the risk of kidney failure in the mother. Another medical risk during pregnancy is heart disease. Since the heart must work harder during pregnancy, any condition that compromises the heart's efficiency to work will endanger the baby's life. Your care provider must be advised of any existing heart condition prior to pregnancy so concerns do not go ignored.