title: [Pregnancy and lupus nephritis: report of 20 cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Pregnancies in women with lupus nephritis (LN) are a high-risk situation. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of pregnancy on LN on either maternal and fetal prognosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  It is a retrospective study of 20 pregnancies in 12 women with lupus nephritis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 19 live births and five fetal losses. LN flares were observed in 50 % of the cases during pregnancy and 25 % after delivery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pregnancies in women with LN require a multidisciplinary monitoring and intense maternal and fetal care.
authors.affiliation: Service de néphrologie, dialyse et transplantation rénale, CHU Ibn Sina, Rabat, Maroc. aicha_radoui@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Aicha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Radoui
authors.forename: Zaitouna
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Al Hamany
authors.forename: Zoubair
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Skalli
authors.forename: Intissar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Haddiya
authors.forename: Hakim
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hamzaoui
authors.forename: Tarik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bouattar
authors.forename: Hakima
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rhou
authors.forename: Loubna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Benamar
authors.forename: Fatima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ezzaitouni
authors.forename: Rabea
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bayahia
authors.forename: Naima
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ouzeddoun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008181:Lupus Nephritis / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000628:therapy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult