Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis

Selected References:

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  • Ben-David G, et al. 2008. Pregnancy outcome in women with psoriasis. J Reprod Med; 53(3):183-187.  
  • Berman M, et al. 2018. The effect of pregnancy on disease activity in patients with psoriatic arthritis. J Rheumatol; 45(12):1651-1655. 
  • Bobotsis R, et al. 2016. Psoriasis and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review of observational studies. Br J Dermatol; 175(3):464-472.  
  • Bröms G, et al. 2018. Effect of maternal psoriasis on pregnancy and birth Outcomes: A population-based cohort study from Denmark and Sweden. Acta Derm Venereol; 98(8):728-734. 
  • Butler DC, et al. 2014. Safety of dermatologic medications in pregnancy and lactation: Part II. Lactation. J Am Acad Dermatol; 70(3):417.e1-10; quiz 427.  
  • Caldarola G, et al. 2017. Untreated psoriasis impairs male fertility: A case-control study. Dermatology; 233(2-3):170-174. 
  • Carman WJ, et al. 2017. Pregnancy and infant outcomes including major congenital malformations among women with chronic inflammatory arthritis or psoriasis, with and without etanercept use. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf; 26(9):1109-1118. 
  • Cohen-Barak E, et al. 2011. Pregnancy outcomes in women with moderate-to-severe psoriasis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol; 25(9):1041-1047.  
  • Eudy AM, et al. 2020. Pregnancy outcomes, fertility, and family planning in with psoriatic arthritis. Obstet Med; 13(2)70-75. 
  • Gladman DD, et al. 2005. Psoriatic arthritis: epidemiology, clinical features, course, and outcome. Ann Rheum Dis; 64 Suppl 2:ii14-17. 
  • Harder E, et al. 2014. No increased risk of fetal death or prolonged time to pregnancy in women with psoriasis. Invest Dermatol; 34(6):1747-1749. 
  • Huerta C, et al. 2007. Incidence and Risk Factors for Psoriasis in the General Population. Arch Dermatol; 143(12):1559-1565. 
  • Johansen CB, et al. 2022. Psoriasis and adverse pregnancy outcomes: A nationwide case-control study in 491,274 women in Denmark. JAAD; Int  7: 146–155. 
  • Kerola AM, et al. 2024. Patterns of reproductive health in inflammatory rheumatic diseases and other immune-mediated diseases: a nationwide registry study. Rheumatology (Oxford). keae122. PMID: 38503536. 
  • Kimball AE et al. 2021. Pregnancy Outcomes in Women With Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis From the Psoriasis Longitudinal Assessment and Registry (PSOLAR) JAMA Dermatol; 157(3): 1–6. 
  • Meissner Y, et al. 2021. Pregnancy in women with psoriatic arthritis: A systematic literature review of disease activity and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Semin Arthritis Rheum; 51(3):530-538. 
  • Meserve J, et al. 2021. Paternal Exposure to Immunosuppressive and/or Biologic Agents and Birth Outcomes in Patients with Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases. Gastroenterology; 161(1):107-115. 
  • Lima XT, et al. 2012. The impact of psoriasis on pregnancy outcomes. J Invest Dermatol; 132(1):85-91.  
  • McMullan P, et al. 2024. Safety of dermatologic medications in pregnancy and lactation: An Update – Part I: Pregnancy. J Am Acad Dermatol; S0190-9622(24)00109-9.  
  • Murase JE, et al. 2005. Hormonal effect on psoriasis in pregnancy & post-partum. Arch Dermatol; 141(5):601-606. 
  • Murase JE, et al. 2014. Safety of dermatologic medications in pregnancy and lactation: Part I. Pregnancy. J Am Acad Dermatol; 70(3):401.e1-14. 
  • Ostensen M. 1992. The effect of pregnancy on ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Am J Reprod Immunol; 28(3-4):235-237. 
  • Polachek A, et al. 2018. Outcome of pregnancy in women with psoriatic arthritis compared to healthy controls. Clinic Rheum; 38: 895-902. 
  • Rademaker M, et al. 2018. Psoriasis in those planning a family, pregnant or breast-feeding. The Australasian Psoriasis Collaboration. Australas J Dermatol; 59(2):86-100. 
  • Rahmati S, et al. 2023. Impact of maternal psoriasis on adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth; 23(1):703.  
  • Raychaudhuri SP, et al. 2003. Clinical course of psoriasis during pregnancy. Int J Dermatol; 42(7):518-20. 
  • Remaeus K, et al. 2019. Maternal and infant pregnancy outcomes in women with psoriatic arthritis: a Swedish nationwide cohort study. BJOG; 126(10):1213-1222. 
  • Secher AEP, et al. 2025. Preterm birth in women with psoriatic arthritis: what are the risks and risk factors? A collaborative cohort study from Sweden, Denmark and Norway. RMD Open; 11(4):e005614.  
  • Seeger JD, et al. 2007. Pregnancy and pregnancy outcome among women with inflammatory skin diseases. Dermatol; 214(1)32-39.  
  • Smith C, et al. 2020. Birth outcomes and disease activity during pregnancy in a prospective cohort of women with psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. Amer Col Rheum; 72(7):1029-1037 
  • Tuğrul Ayanoğlu B, et al. 2018. Diminished ovarian reserve in patients with psoriasis. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol; 57(2):227-230.  
  • Ursin K, et al. 2018. Disease activity of psoriatic arthritis during and after pregnancy: A prospective multicenter study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken); 71(8):1092-1100. 
  • Yaghi M, et al. 2024. Safety of Dermatologic Medications in Pregnancy and Lactation: An Update – Part II: Lactation. J Am Acad Dermatol; S0190-9622(24)00110-5.  
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Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis

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  • Anderson KN, et al., 2020. Maternal use of specific antidepressant medications during early pregnancy and the risk of selected birth defects. JAMA psychiatry, 77(12):1246–1255.  
  • Bellantuono C, et al. 2015. The safety of serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) in pregnancy and breastfeeding: a comprehensive review. Hum Psychopharmacol. 30(3):143-51. 
  • Berard A, et al. 2017. Antidepressant use during pregnancy and the risk of major congenital malformations in a cohort of depressed pregnant women: An updated analysis of the Quebec Pregnancy Cohort. BMJ Open;7: e013372. 
  • Berle JO, et al. 2004. Breastfeeding during maternal antidepressant treatment with serotonin reuptake inhibitors: infant exposure, clinical symptoms, and cytochrome P450 genotypes. J Clin Psychiatry. 65(9):1228-1234. 
  • Chambers CD, et al. 2006. Selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors and risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. N Engl J Med. 354:579-587. 
  • Dandjinou M, et al. 2019. Antidepressant use during pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a nested case-control study. BMJ Open 9(9): e025908. 
  • Das N, Chadda RK. 2020. Hyperprolactinemic galactorrhea associated with cefpodoxime in a patient with recurrent depressive disorder on venlafaxine monotherapy: A case report. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 40:635–6. 
  • Desai PH, et al. 2019. Risk of congenital heart disease in newborns with prenatal exposure to anti-depressant medications. Cureus 11(5): e4673. 
  • de Santi F, et al. 2021. Venlafaxine-induced damage to seminiferous epithelium, spermiation, and sperm parameters in rats: A correlation with high estrogen levels. Andrology. 9(1):297-311.  
  • Einarson A, et al. 2001. Pregnancy outcome following gestational exposure to venlafaxine: a multicenter prospective controlled study. Am J Psychiatry. 158(10):1728-1730. 
  • Ferreira E, et al. 2007. Effects of selective reuptake inhibitors and venlafaxine during pregnancy in term and preterm neonates. Pediatrics. 119(1):52-59. 
  • Furu K, et al. 2015. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and venlafaxine in early pregnancy and risk of birth defects: population based cohort study and sibling design. BMJ. 350:h1798. 
  • Grzeskowiak LE, et al. 2022. Perinatal antidepressant use and breastfeeding outcomes: Findings from the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 101:344–54 
  • Grigoriadis S, et al. 2013. The effect of prenatal antidepressant exposure on neonatal adaptation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Psychiatry.74(4): e309-20. 
  • Holland J, Brown R. 2017. Neonatal venlafaxine discontinuation syndrome: A mini-review. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 21(2):264-8. 
  • Ilett KF, et al. 2002. Distribution of venlafaxine and its o-desmethyl metabolite in human milk and their effects in breastfed infants. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 53:17-22. 
  • Kieviet N, et al. 2015. Risk factors for poor neonatal adaptation after exposure to antidepressants in utero. Acta Paediatr.104(4):384-91. 
  • Kolding L, et al. 2021. Antidepressant use in pregnancy and severe cardiac malformations: Danish register-based study. BJOG 128(12):1949-1957. 
  • Lassen D, et al., 2016. First-trimester pregnancy exposure to venlafaxine or duloxetine and risk of major congenital malformations: A systematic review. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol. 118(1):32-6. 
  • Lennestal R and Kallen B. 2007. Delivery outcome in relation to maternal use of some recently introduced antidepressants. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 27(6):607-613. 
  • Levinson-Castiel R, et al. 2006. Neonatal abstinence syndrome after in utero exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in term infants. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 160:173-176. 
  • Marks C, et al. 2021. Comparing newborn outcomes after prenatal exposure to individual antidepressants: A retrospective cohort study. Pharmacotherapy. 41(11):907-914. 
  • Matthys A, et al. 2014. Psychotropic medication use during pregnancy and lactation: Role of ultrasound assessment. Donald Sch J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 8:109-21. 
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  • Newport DJ, et al. 2016. Prenatal psychostimulant and antidepressant exposure and risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. J Clin Psychiatry. 77(11):1538-45. 
  • Nulman I, et al. 2012. Neurodevelopment of children following prenatal exposure to venlafaxine, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or untreated maternal depression. Am J Psychiatry. 169(11):1165-74. 
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  • Anderson PO. 2024. Anxiety Disorders and Breastfeeding. Breastfeed Med. 19(3):152-154. 
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  • Bodunde EO, et al. 2025. Pregnancy and birth complications and long-term maternal mental health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BJOG.132(2):131-142.  
  • Bolea-Alamañac B, et al. 2018. Do mothers who are anxious during pregnancy have inattentive children? J Affect Disord. 236:120-126. 
  • Clinkscales N, et al. 2023. The effectiveness of psychological interventions for anxiety in the perinatal period: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychol Psychother. 96(2):296–327.  
  • Dabb C, et al. 2023. Paternal pregnancy-related anxiety: Systematic review of men’s concerns and experiences during their partners’ pregnancies. J Affect Disord. 323:640–658. 
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  • Ding X-X, et al. 2014. Maternal anxiety during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. J Affect Disord. 159:103–110. 
  • Dunkel Schetter C, et al. 2022. Anxiety in pregnancy and length of gestation: Findings from the healthy babies before birth study. Health psychology: official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association 41(12):894–903. 
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  • Göbel A, et al. 2018. The association between maternal-fetal bonding and prenatal anxiety: An explanatory analysis and systematic review. J Affect Disord. 239:313-327. 
  • Goodman J, et al. 2014. Anxiety disorders during pregnancy: A systematic review. J Clin Psychiatry. 75(10):e1153-e1154. 
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  • Hadfield K, et al. 2022. Measurement of pregnancy-related anxiety worldwide: a systematic review. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 22(1):331. 
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  • Korja R, et al. 2024. Trajectories of maternal depressive and anxiety symptoms and child’s socio-emotional outcome during early childhood. J Affect Disord. 349:625–634. 
  • Magnus MC, et al. 2021. Risk of miscarriage in women with psychiatric disorders. Br J Psychiatry. 219(3):501-506. 
  • Malm H, et al. 2015. Pregnancy complications following prenatal exposure to SSRIs or maternal psychiatric disorders: Results from population-based National Register data. Am J Psychiatry. 172(12):1224-1232. 
  • Misri S, et al. 2015. Perinatal generalized anxiety disorder: assessment and treatment. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 24(9):762–770. 
  • Mughal MK, et al. 2019. Trajectories of maternal distress and risk of child developmental delays: Findings from the All Our Families (AOF) pregnancy cohort. J Affect Disord. 248:1-12. 
  • Navaratne P, et al. 2016. Impact of a high Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale score on obstetric and perinatal outcomes. Sci Rep. 6:33544. 
  • Ossola P, et al. 2021. Anxiety, depression, and birth outcomes in a cohort of unmedicated women. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med; 34(10):1606-1612.  
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  • Ramos I, et al. 2022. Pregnancy anxiety, placental corticotropin-releasing hormone and length of gestation. Biol Psychol. 172:108376. 
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  • Rogers A, et al. 2020. Association Between Maternal Perinatal Depression and Anxiety and Child and Adolescent Development: A Meta-analysis. JAMA Pediatr. 174(11):1082-1092. 
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Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis

Selected References:

  • Alhazmi AM, Albulushi A. 2025. Targeted antihypertensive therapy after hypertensive pregnancy: Lactation-safe choices, treatment thresholds, and outcomes (2015-2025). Curr Probl Cardiol. 50(12):103191. 
  • Bateman BT, et al. 2016. Late pregnancy β Blocker exposure and risks of neonatal hypoglycemia and bradycardia. Pediatrics. 138(3):e20160731. 
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  • Chan WS, et al. 2010. Neurocognitive development of children following in-utero exposure to labetalol for maternal hypertension: a cohort study using a prospectively collected database. Hypertens Pregnancy. 29(3):271-83.  
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  • Crooks B, et al. 1998. Adverse neonatal effects of maternal labetalol treatment. Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition. 79(2):F150–F151. 
  • Davis RL, et al. 2011. Risks of congenital malformations and perinatal events among infants exposed to calcium channel and beta-blockers during pregnancy. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 20(2):138-45.  
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  • Magee LA, et al. 2015. Labetalol for hypertension in pregnancy. Expert Opinion on Drug Safety. 14(3):453–461. 
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