[Chronic inflammatory bowel disease and pregnancy. Case control study].

Objectives: To evaluate the influence of inflammatory bowel disease on pregnancy and fetal outcome.

Patients And Methods: One hundred and fifty pregnancies in 72 women (28 with ulcerative colitis and 44 with Crohn's disease) were compared with those of 150 control subjects.

Results: Among 150 pregnancies, 108 (group I) began before and 42 (group II) at the same time or after the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease.