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Activity of IBD during pregnancy

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology volume 10, pages 571–572 (2013)Cite this article

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Women worry that their IBD will flare during pregnancy. A prospective multicentre study from Europe has now demonstrated that although women with Crohn's disease do not have an increased risk of relapse during pregnancy, women with ulcerative colitis are at increased risk of relapse, both during pregnancy and postpartum.

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Kane, S. Activity of IBD during pregnancy. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 10, 571–572 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2013.152

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