Children Born To Mothers With RA May Have An Increased Risk For Chronic Diseases,

“Children born to mothers with rheumatoid arthritis [RA] have an increased risk for chronic diseases, including thyroid disease, epilepsy and rheumatoid arthritis, during childhood and adolescence,” researchers found after analyzing data on “2,106 children born by women with RA, and 1,378,539 children born by women without RA.” The findings were published online in Arthritis Care & Research. https://www.healio.com/rheumatology/rheumatoid-arthritis/news/online/%7B650990fe-16b7-4f1b-82e4-948d5b3ce4cb%7D/maternal-ra-linked-to-thyroid-disease-epilepsy-in-children