Can a Woman with Lupus Have a Healthy Baby?

Host: Lisa Mazzullo, MD Guest: Jane Salmon, MD Twenty years ago, women who suffered from lupus were discouraged from having children; today women with lupus are successfully having healthy babies. Doctors have found that counseling lupus patients prior to conception significantly increases the chances of a healthy pregnancy. Dr. Jane Salmon, professor of medicine at Weill Medical College in New York, joins host Dr. Lisa Mazzullo to talk about her groundbreaking research for pregnant women dealing with this autoimmune disease.