Successful pregnancy outcomes are possible after all types of solid organ transplantation
and thousands of successful pregnancies in such women have been reported. As …

Before 1980 research on the kidney and hypertension during pregnancy was neglected,
although these diseases, especially hypertension, are major causes of morbidity to mother …

Pregnancy is not contraindicated in renal transplant recipients with stable renal function, and
a successful and healthy obstetric outcome can be expected in 95% of such cases. The …

Mycophenolate mofetil is an immunosuppressive drug that is of established efficacy in renal
transplantation. It inhibits the de novo pathway of purine synthesis and therefore lymphocyte …

To provide care for women with underlying renal disease contemplating pregnancy or those
already pregnant, the obstetrician must have up-to-date knowledge about pregnancy …

The number of pregnant women receiving immunosuppressants for anti-rejection therapy or
autoimmune diseases is increasing. All immunosuppressive drugs cross the placenta …

This update discusses the mechanisms responsible for gestational augmentation of renal
haemodynamics, the role of urinary tract infections in preterm labour and paediatric …

Women can undergo organ transplantation before or during childbearing years. Most
pregnancies have been reported in women with renal allografts, but pregnancy is possible …

A growing number of transplant recipients are women of reproductive age or children who
will reach reproductive age. Thus, menstrual function and pregnancy increasingly are …

Use of prescription and nonprescription medications is common during pregnancy and is
required in many women with underlying kidney disease or hypertension and in all with …