title: Pregnancy in patients with renal transplants in Malaysia.
abstract: There were 72 pregnancies in 46 renal transplants (RTs) between 1984 and 2001, 89% from living donors, 11% cadaveric. Mean age at RT was 26.9 +/- 4.3 years and at pregnancy 30.7 +/- 4.7 years. Mean time to pregnancy after RT was 4.5 +/- 3.1 years. 54% were unplanned. 45 (63%) resulted in surviving infants, 37% delivered by Caesarean section. 35% were premature. Mean birth weight was 2.38 +/- 0.57 kg. 64% were on cyclosporine. No patient had an acute rejection during pregnancy; 38% had pre-existing hypertension. Complications include urinary infection (13%), proteinuria (15%) and preeclampsia (15%). Mean serum creatinine before pregnancy was 112.7 +/- 32.6 umol/l, 1 year post-pregnancy it was 119.4 +/- 38.7. The mean time of follow up of mothers is 4.9 +/- 3.5 years. 10 year graft survival was 83% and patient survival 94%.
authors.affiliation: Haemodialysis Unit, Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Baru.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Hooi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rozina
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Shaariah
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Teo
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bavanandan
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rosnawati
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies