Long-term Outcomes of Children Born to Anti-Ro Antibody Positive Mothers with and without Rheumatic Disease.

Objective: Estimate the prevalence of allergic, neurodevelopmental, and autoimmune diagnoses in children born to anti-Ro antibody positive mothers.

Methods: A cohort study of children born to anti-Ro antibody positive mothers followed in the Neonatal Lupus Erythematosus clinic (NLE) at SickKids Hospital. Participants ≥ 1 year of age were invited to complete a health status questionnaire.