Babies born to mothers with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus are at higher risk of congenital cardiac defects
Congenital cardiac defects occur in around 8 to 10 out of 1000 babies born. Several factors are known to lead to a higher risk of congenital heart disease and this include a previous case of congenital heart disease in the family, consanguinity (when the mother and the father are related to each other), diabetes and…