title: Liver transplant and pregnancy.
abstract: Advances in transplantation medicine present the perinatal health care provider with a unique challenge: care of the woman during pregnancy after organ transplantation. Pregnancy in liver transplant recipients is complicated by hypertension, preeclampsia, anemia, and preterm birth. Neonates born to women after liver transplant are not at increased risk for congenital anomalies. Evidence to date supports that pregnancy does not have a deleterious effect on hepatic graft function or survival if the woman has stable hepatic function before pregnancy. The article focuses on the issues involved with perinatal management of the woman who is a liver transplant recipient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Poole
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000451:nursing*; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents