Can people with arthritis have healthy pregnancies and babies?

Arthritis is a disease of young people and its incidence is higher in women. Therefore, whenever a young woman suffers from arthritis, a concern always arises that can they have normal babies?

 

Yes, arthritis patients can have normal lives and they can have normal healthy babies.

 

However, some important points should be kept in mind. Whenever an arthritis patient plans to have a baby, she should consult her rheumatologist. Rheumatologist adjusts the medicine according to the severity of the disease and many medicines are researched and found to be quite safe for the mother and the baby during pregnancy. During pregnancy, the severity of rheumatic arthritis usually reduces considerably. In fact, sometimes, arthritis completely goes into remission and all medicines are stopped. The delivery of arthritis patients is just like the delivery of normal babies. Arthritis does not create any problem in delivery.

 

It is important to note that the severity of rheumatic arthritis can worsen after delivery. It is expected, so after delivery you should stay in close contact with your rheumatologist. Thousands of arthritis patients have normal healthy babies, but for this you have to stay in close contact with your rheumatologist.