title: Update on pregnancy in chronic kidney disease.
abstract: The occurrence of pregnancy in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been considered a dangerous event both for the mother and for the fetus. However, increasing evidence shows that the stage of CKD is the leading factor that can predict possible acceleration in the declining of renal function and complications of pregnancy. This review summarizes recent data on pregnancy in patients with CKD, dialysis and kidney transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Castellano
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Losappio
authors.forename: Loreto
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gesualdo
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D006435:Renal Dialysis