[Pregnancy following organ transplantation].
Pregnancies following organ transplantation are high-risk pregnancies for mother and fetus. There are many reports concerning pregnancies following renal transplantation whereas only few reports are published about pregnancies in recipients of liver, heart and bone marrow transplants. During the pregnancy after kidney transplantation pregnancy-induced hypertension can develop or the renal function can decrease. Risks for the fetus are prematurity, growth retardation and prenatal infections. A higher incidence of complications for mother and fetus is observed in patients with renal insufficiency or severe hypertension prior to conception. The risks can be reduced by an intradisciplinary cooperation of gynecologist, transplant specialist and paediatrician. The paediatrician. The experiences with pregnancies in women after organ transplantations in the Medical School of Hannover are analyzed and compared with the reports in the literature. The management of these patients is described on current state of knowledge.
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Frauenklinik der Medizinischen Hochschule, Hannover, Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
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Pichlmayr
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D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006977:Hypertension, Renal / Q000209:etiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D016377:Organ Transplantation; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000209:etiology; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome
Schwangerschaften nach Organtransplantation.