During pregnancy there is spontaneous improvement in various inflammatory diseases, including psoriasis for the majority of women. Hormonal changes during pregnancy may play a role in improving psoriasis by promoting a state of transient immune tolerance, promoting a TH2-type response, and lowering the inflammatory cascades of psoriasis. It is more the ratio of estrogens to progesterone than the respective relative levels of the circulating hormones themselves that may improve psoriasis. There is a risk of psoriasis flare in the first few months postpartum. Breastfeeding seems to have less influence on the natural history of skin lesions.
Keywords: breastfeeding; post-partum; pregnancy; psoriasis.