TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Pregnancy A1 - Butler, Daniel A1 - Park, Kelly K. A1 - Murase, Jenny A2 - Kelly, A. Paul A2 - Taylor, Susan C. A2 - Lim, Henry W. A2 - Serrano, Ana Maria Anido Y1 - 2016 N1 - T2 - Taylor and Kelly's Dermatology for Skin of Color, 2e AB - KEY POINTSStriae gravidarum, keloids, melasma, and intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy have a predilection for pregnant women of color.Seventy percent of the world’s patients with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency virus live in sub-Saharan Africa, and African women of childbearing age have a heightened susceptibility for acquiring this infection.Mycosis fungoides, sarcoidosis, scleroderma, and lupus erythematosus are more aggressive and confer a poorer prognosis in pregnant women of color.It is important that patients understand that the risks associated with these diseases during pregnancy are largely due to poorly controlled disease.Planning a pregnancy 6 months after the disease has been controlled can help ensure the safety of the mother and child.It is important to stress contraception to patients whose disease is currently active or has been in remission for less than 6 months. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161550251 ER -