Pregnancy Outcomes Good for Women With MS
By Amy Norton
November 18, 2009
ABC News

Good news for women with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant. A study published Wednesday shows that while women with MS have a somewhat heightened risk of certain pregnancy complications, by and large, their pregnancies are as healthy as other women's.

Using a national database on nearly 19 million deliveries in the U.S., researchers found that women with MS had marginally higher risks of cesarean delivery and intrauterine growth restriction -- where a newborn's weight is below the 10th percentile for his or her gestational age. ...