title: Pregnancy after organ transplantation.
abstract: With the advent of new immunosuppressive agents in the 1980s, transplant recipients are living longer, healthier lives. Women who before did not have a chance to live, much less conceive, are now carrying and delivering healthy children. Obstetric management of such patients is discussed in this article. Two case reports of women who became pregnant after liver and heart transplants are presented. Perinatal nurses in the high-risk arena have the opportunity to collaborate with other health care specialists to care for this new group of patients.
authors.affiliation: Womens Service, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, USA.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Fleschler
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sala
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011247:Pregnancy; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents