title: Outcome of pregnancy after organ transplantation: a retrospective survey in Italy.
abstract: The number of women who decide to have a child after organ transplantation has increased. We determined the outcomes of 67 pregnancies of women who had undergone kidney, liver or heart transplantation. All recipients had been maintained on immunosuppressive therapy before and during pregnancy. Pregnancy complications at term were observed in 17 out of 67 women (25%), hypertension being the most frequent complication (16.17%). Two transplant rejections were reported. Sixty-eight infants were delivered (including one pair of twins); five women had two pregnancies at term. Twenty-eight miscarriages (29.2%) were recorded. Of these 68 babies (including the pair of twins), 40 (58.8%) were born at term and 28 (41.2%) before term. The babies were followed-up for 2 months to 13 years. According to our previous experience, our study shows that patients who have undergone organ transplantation can give birth to healthy infants as long as they are monitored accurately during pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department Of Paediatrics, University of Turin, Ospedale San Luigi di Orbassano, Reg. Gonzole 10, 10043, Orbassano, Italy. roberto.miniero@unito.it
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Miniero
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tardivo
authors.forename: Emilio Sergio
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Curtoni
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bresadola
authors.forename: Gilberto
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Calconi
authors.forename: Antonino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cavallari
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Centofanti
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Filipponi
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Franchello
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goggi
authors.forename: Ennio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: La Rocca
authors.forename: Carmelo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mammana
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nino
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Parisi
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Regalia
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosati
authors.forename: Giuseppe Paolo
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Segoloni
authors.forename: Gisella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Setti
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Todeschini
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tregnaghi
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zanelli
authors.forename: Anna Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Dall'Omo
mesh_terms: D001724:Birth Weight; D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000453:epidemiology; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology; D015994:Incidence; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007558:Italy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008499:Medical Records; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000453:epidemiology; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000401:mortality; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
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