Open AccessOutcome of pregnancy after organ transplantation: a retrospective survey in Italy
Author(s) -
Miniero Roberto,
Tardivo Irene,
Curtoni Emilio Sergio,
Bresadola Fabrizio,
Calconi Gilberto,
Cavallari Antonino,
Centofanti Paolo,
Filipponi Franco,
Franchello Alessandro,
Goggi Claudio,
Rocca Ennio,
Mammana Carmelo,
Nino Antonio,
Parisi Francesco,
Regalia Enrico,
Rosati Alberto,
Segoloni Giuseppe Paolo,
Setti Gisella,
Todeschini Paola,
Tregnaghi Carla,
Zanelli Paola,
Dall'Omo Anna Maria
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
transplant international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1432-2277
pISSN - 0934-0874
DOI - 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2004.tb00501.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , transplantation , organ transplantation , complication , obstetrics , retrospective cohort study , kidney transplantation , pediatrics , live birth , surgery , genetics , biology
The number of women who decide to have a child after organ transplantation has increased. We determined the outcomes of 67 pregnancies of women who had undergone kidney, liver or heart transplantation. All recipients had been maintained on immunosuppressive therapy before and during pregnancy. Pregnancy complications at term were observed in 17 out of 67 women (25%), hypertension being the most frequent complication (16.17%). Two transplant rejections were reported. Sixty‐eight infants were delivered (including one pair of twins); five women had two pregnancies at term. Twenty‐eight miscarriages (29.2%) were recorded. Of these 68 babies (including the pair of twins), 40 (58.8%) were born at term and 28 (41.2%) before term. The babies were followed‐up for 2 months to 13 years. According to our previous experience, our study shows that patients who have undergone organ transplantation can give birth to healthy infants as long as they are monitored accurately during pregnancy.