This sheet is about exposure to hydroxychloroquine in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is hydroxychloroquine? Hydroxychloroquine is a medication that has been approved for use to prevent and treat malaria and to treat autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. It has also been used to treat COVID-19, Q fever, and Sjögren's syndrome. Hydroxychloroquine is sold under …
The Baby Blog: Lupus
Lupus
This sheet is about the effects of lupus during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is lupus? Lupus is formally known as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). It is an autoimmune disease that affects many different parts of the body. Autoimmune diseases occur when the body’s immune system attacks its own cells or organs. I have lupus and I am thinking about getting pregnant. Is there …
Chemotherapy
This sheet is about exposure to chemotherapy in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is chemotherapy? Chemotherapy (also called chemo) is a term that describes the use of medication to treat or control cancer by killing cancer cells. It is one of the most widely used methods to treat cancer, along with surgery and radiation treatment (radiotherapy). Sometimes other conditions, such …
Belimumab (Benlysta®)
This sheet is about exposure to belimumab in a pregnancy or while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is belimumab? Belimumab is a prescription medication used to treat systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Belimumab is prescribed to people who have active SLE and who are receiving other lupus medications. Belimumab is a type of protein known as a monoclonal antibody and has also been referred to as a …
Lupus
External Resources American College of Rheumatology: LupusBabycenter: Lupus and BreastfeedingCenters for Disease Control and Prevention: Having a Healthy Pregnancy with LupusHealthy Outcomes in Pregnancy with SLE Through Education of Providers (HOP-STEP): Preparing for PregnancyLupus Foundation of America: Planning a Pregnancy when You Have LupusMarch of Dimes: Lupus and PregnancyU.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women’s Health: Pregnancy and Lupus Partners March …
