Multiple sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disease that requires proactive early intervention and treatment to achieve the best long-term outcomes. But recommendations for MS patients who are pregnant can be murky.

Driven by knowledge gaps and concerns about the effects of disease-modifying therapies on the fetus, providers have often advised MS patients not to become pregnant. However, emerging research shows that patients can safely continue certain MS medications during pregnancy.

Katrina Bawden, a family nurse practitioner and MS-certified nurse at Rocky Mountain MS Clinic, is working to fill the research gap by tracking pregnancies among women with MS. She discusses the outcomes she is seeing with Senior Writer Anastassia Gliadkovskaya.

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'We want to feel heard': Jamie-Lynn Sigler on how pharmas can better serve patients
As Roche eyes busy 2026, Vabysmo undershoots targets and Tecentriq fails early lung cancer study 
Fewer than 1% of clinical trials in the US include pregnant patients, study finds

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disease that requires proactive early intervention and treatment to achieve the best long-term outcomes. But recommendations for MS patients who are pregnant can be murky.
Driven by knowledge gaps and concerns about the effects of disease-modifying therapies on the fetus, providers have often advised MS patients not to become pregnant. However, <a href="https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/evidence-shifts-perspective-multiple-sclerosis-drug-use-2025a1000fex?form=fpf">emerging research</a> shows that patients can safely continue certain MS medications during pregnancy.
Katrina Bawden, a family nurse practitioner and MS-certified nurse at Rocky Mountain MS Clinic, is working to fill the research gap by tracking pregnancies among women with MS. She discusses the outcomes she is seeing with Senior Writer Anastassia Gliadkovskaya.
To learn more about the topics in this episode:&nbsp;
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<li><a href="https://www.fiercepharma.com/marketing/we-want-feel-heard-jamie-lynn-sigler-how-pharmas-can-better-serve-patients" data-processed-url="true">'We want to feel heard': Jamie-Lynn Sigler on how pharmas can better serve patients</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/roche-eyes-busy-2026-vabysmo-undershoots-targets-tecentriq-fails-early-lung-cancer-study" data-processed-url="true">As Roche eyes busy 2026, Vabysmo undershoots targets and Tecentriq fails early lung cancer study</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercebiotech.com/cro/fewer-1-clinical-trials-us-include-pregnant-patients-study-finds" data-processed-url="true">Fewer than 1% of clinical trials in the US include pregnant patients, study finds</a></li>
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Podnosis: the pulse of the healthcare industry. Every week, journalists from Fierce Healthcare dive into some of the industry’s biggest trends. We talk to the experts about what’s important now so you can prep for the future. Hear about all things healthcare, from physician practices to hospital chains and insurance giants—and those that mix all three—plus the tech they use, disruptors looking to compete and people moving the sector forward. Follow Podnosis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Podnosis: the pulse of the healthcare industry. Every week, journalists from Fierce Healthcare dive into some of the industry’s biggest trends. We talk to the experts about what’s important now so you can prep for the future. Hear about all things healthcare, from physician practices to hospital chains and insurance giants—and those that mix all three—plus the tech they use, disruptors looking to compete and people moving the sector forward. Follow Podnosis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts.