This sheet is about exposure to etanercept in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is etanercept? Etanercept is a prescription medication used to treat some autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. For more information, please see the MotherToBaby fact sheets on rheumatoid arthritis at …
The Baby Blog: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Prednisone | Prednisolone
This sheet talks about exposure to oral prednisone or prednisolone in a pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What are prednisone and prednisolone? Prednisone and prednisolone belong to a group of medications called corticosteroids. In the body, prednisone is broken down into prednisolone. Prednisone and prednisolone are used to treat many conditions, such as asthma, autoimmune diseases and …
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
External Resources American College of Rheumatology: Pregnancy and Rheumatic DiseaseArthritis Foundation: Inflammatory Arthritis and Pregnancy Partners Canadian Arthritis Patient AllianceCreaky JointsThe Mighty …
Abatacept (Orencia®)
This sheet talks about exposure to abatacept in a pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is abatacept? Abatacept is a prescription medication used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA; https://mothertobaby.org/fact-sheets/rheumatoid-arthritis/pdf/), juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), and psoriatic arthritis (https://mothertobaby.org/fact-sheets/psoriasis-and-pregnancy/pdf/). Abatacept is a …
Actemra® (tocilizumab)
Help Us Better Understand the Effects of Actemra® in Pregnancy Many people need to take medication during pregnancy to appropriately manage their chronic health condition. In some cases, avoiding or stopping medication use during pregnancy may be more harmful than taking medication. Yet fewer than 10% of medications have enough information to determine their safety for use in pregnancy — this is where you come in! MotherToBaby is currently enrolling people who are pregnant in a study …
