MedlinePlus: Active Crohn’s in pregnancy ups preterm birth risk

October 11, 2007

As if I needed more things to worry about when it comes time for me to have a baby.

“The risk of preterm birth was more than three-fold higher for women with moderate-high Crohn’s disease activity during pregnancy.”

That just scares the hell out of me. It certainly won’t stop us from trying to have a baby (we are going to start trying soon, actually) but, if I’m lucky enough to get pregnant, I’ll spend the entire time worried to death that my Crohn’s will force me to deliver a preterm baby. But at least that’s the worst thing that could happen if my Crohn’s is active during pregnancy–I was far more worried that it would affect the general health of the fetus. So, I suppose the news isn’t all bad.

(I cannot believe that I am writing about having a baby. The whole thing is very surreal for me. Even when we start trying to have a baby, I doubt that it will be any more real for me. Knowing me, I’ll get pregnant and THEN freak out about it. Since I don’t believe it will happen… until it happens.)

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