Basically I have gum disease, have done for a long time. Unfortunately it's a complicated case and they can't do the surgery I require to fix it (or even the x-rays to check how it is progressing) until after baby is born. I keep reading everywhere how it increases the risk of pre-term labour and low birth weight and I'm terrified. Did anyone suffering from gum disease go on to have a healthy baby? Or did anyone experience the side effects that the internet tells me about? I can't find any real statistics and it's driving me mad.