Scientists from the University of Missouri at Columbia found that pregnant women with inflammatory bowel disease and their children face an increased risk of various complications, compared with pregnant women without this pathology . The authors of the study examined the outcomes of over 8 million pregnancies.
Inflammatory bowel disease is a general term that combines Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. These ailments are characterized by chronic inflammatory processes in the gastrointestinal tract. IBD mainly affects young people, more often women at the peak of their reproductive age. At the same time, IBD is an incurable, relapsing disease that causes stress in about 3 million men and women in the United States alone.
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Since the disease affects women of the beautiful polo at the peak of fertility, the authors of the study wanted to know about its impact on the outcome of pregnancy for the mother and fetus. Over 8 million pregnancies were reviewed between 2016 and 2018. 14,129 mothers had IBD. It turned out that among them there is the highest frequency of gestational diabetes, postpartum hemorrhage, hypertensive complications, premature birth, growth retardation and fetal death.
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Pregnant women with IBD stayed longer in hospital after giving birth. On average, their hospital stays increased by half a day and costs rose by more than $2,700. Therefore, women with IBD should receive additional pre-conception counseling and more aggressive treatment to achieve remission before pregnancy. (READ MORE) 
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