Researchers found that women with active psoriatic arthritis during pregnancy had a substantially higher risk of pre-eclampsia and gestational hypertension compared with population controls, while those with inactive psoriatic arthritis had risks similar to controls. Among 109 pregnancies in the RevNatus registry, pre-eclampsia occurred in 8.8% of women with active psoriatic arthritis versus 2.6% of controls, and gestational hypertension in 5.9% versus 1.7%, respectively. No differences were observed in rates of preterm birth or fetal growth abnormalities. Obesity increased risk, with pre-eclampsia occurring in 20% of obese women with active psoriatic arthritis, although this subgroup finding was not statistically significant.

Source: RMD Open