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Table 3 Characteristics of the included systematic reviews reporting the association of autoimmune conditions and adverse pregnancy outcomes

From: Autoimmune diseases and adverse pregnancy outcomes: an umbrella review

Exposure

Author and year

Outcomes

Number of included primary studies

Quality assessment

AMSTAR 2

Axial spondyloarthropathy

Maguire 2020

Pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus, caesarean section, small for gestational age, intrauterine growth restriction, preterm birth, low birth weight

18

Moderate

Coeliac disease

Saccone 2016

Small for gestational age, low birth weight

10

Low

Tersigni 2014

Recurrent miscarriage, small for gestational age

24

Low

Arvanitakis 2022

Miscarriage, pre-eclampsia caesarean section, postpartum haemorrhage, stillbirth, intrauterine growth restriction, preterm birth

18

Moderate

Inflammatory bowel disease

Cornish 2007

Caesarean section, small for gestational age, stillbirth, preterm birth

13

Moderate

O’Toole 2015

Caesarean section, small for gestational age, preterm birth, low birth weight

23

Moderate

Leung 2021

Preterm birth, small for gestational age, low birth weight

72

Moderate

Talavera 2021

Ectopic pregnancy

5

Moderate

Tandon 2020

Ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, caesarean section, gestational hypertension, pre-eclampsia, placenta previa, placental abruption, termination of pregnancy

53

Moderate

Rheumatoid arthritis

Jiamin 2023

Miscarriage, pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus, caesarean section, small for gestational age, intrauterine growth restriction, preterm birth, low birth weight, stillbirth

41

Moderate

Multiple sclerosis

Arafa 2021

Pre-eclampsia

8

Moderate

*Modrego 2021

Preterm birth, low birth weight

17

Low

Myasthenia gravis

*Banner 2021

Caesarean section, preterm birth

32

Low

Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis

Xie 2021

Psoriasis—pre-eclampsia or eclampsia, gestational hypertension, gestational diabetes mellitus, caesarean section, small for gestational age, intrauterine growth restriction, preterm birth, low birth weight antepartum and postpartum haemorrhage, neonatal mortality

Psoriatic arthritis—ectopic pregnancy, pre-eclampsia or eclampsia, gestational hypertension, gestational diabetes mellitus, caesarean section, preterm birth

16

Moderate

Sjögren’s syndrome

Upala 2015

Miscarriage, preterm birth, stillbirth, small for gestational age, intrauterine growth restriction, foetal loss

7

Moderate

Geng 2022

Miscarriage, preterm birth, low birth weight

9

Moderate

Systemic lupus erythematosus

Bundhun 2017

Ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, pre-eclampsia, caesarean section, low birth weight, small for gestational age, preterm birth

11

Low

Dong 2020

Pre-eclampsia

10

Moderate

He W 2020

Miscarriage, pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus, caesarean section, small for gestational age, intrauterine growth restriction, stillbirth, preterm birth, low birth weight, foetal loss

6

Moderate

Wei 2017

Preterm birth

24

Moderate

Systemic sclerosis

Blagojevic 2020

Miscarriage, pre-eclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, preterm birth, low birth weight

16

Low

Thyroid autoimmunity (both thyroid peroxidase antibody, and thyroglobulin antibody)

Chen 2011

Miscarriage

22

Low

HeX 2012

Preterm birth

11

Moderate

Li M 2016

Preterm birth

18

Low

Lou 2020

Gestational diabetes mellitus

44

Low

Dong 2020

Recurrent miscarriage, miscarriage

17

Low

Thyroid peroxidase antibody

Korevaar 2020

Preterm birth

19

Moderate

Milandi 2020

Postpartum depression

5

Low

Thangaratinam 2011

Miscarriage, preterm birth

36

Moderate

Tong 2016

Intrauterine growth restriction, small for gestational age, low birth weight

7

Moderate

Zhang, 2016

Adverse obstetric outcomes, miscarriage, preterm birth, gestational hypertension, placental abruption, intrauterine growth restriction

7

Low

Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Yu 2017

Pre-eclampsia or eclampsia, gestational hypertension, caesarean section, small for gestational age, intrauterine growth restriction, preterm birth, low birth weight

100

Low

  1. All the studies conducted a meta-analysis except the studies marked (*) are narrative analysis