title: Renal disorders in pregnancy.
abstract: This update discusses the mechanisms responsible for gestational augmentation of renal haemodynamics, the role of urinary tract infections in preterm labour and paediatric development, and the importance of post-delivery infection and its relationship to previous catheterization. Pregnancy in women with chronic renal disease, on dialysis or with a kidney transplant, is reviewed emphasizing the risks in those women who already have problems pre-pregnancy, the problems associated with medication used during pregnancy and the impact of pregnancy on long-term prognosis. New information about altered glomerular physiology in pre-eclampsia is assessed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Royal Victoria Infirmary, UK. j.m.davison@ncl.ac.uk
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Davison
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000628:therapy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011379:Prognosis; D012079:Renal Circulation; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy