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If i have lupus will i pass it on to my baby?

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Dr. Ramachandran Srinivasan answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

Pregnancy and lupus: Chances of baby developing lupus are very small. Neonatal lupus is a condition in which mothers ant-ro or anti-la antibodies temporarily pass through the placenta to baby and can cause rash or rarely heart block needing a pacemaker. Chances of a childhood lupus born to a lupus mother is less than 10% in females and 2% in males and chance of autoimmune disease in their life lime is 15-20% range.

Answered 10/8/2013

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