summary: Pregnancy, delivery and birth do not affect long-term prognosis in women with MS. This retrospective study looked back at birth outcomes, compared to when the diagnosis of MS was made. They found that having a baby after MS was diagnosed was associated with lower birth weights, but that did not have any negative effects on the babies, in terms of numbers of complications or interventions.

authors: Dahl J, Myhr KM, Daltveit AK, Gilhus NE.

source: J Neurol. 2008 Feb 19 [Epub ahead of print]

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