title: Pregnancy in end-stage renal disease patients on dialysis: how to achieve a successful delivery.
abstract: Pregnancy in women with chronic kidney disease has always been considered as a challenging event both for the mother and the fetus. Over the years, several improvements have been achieved in the outcome of pregnant chronic renal patients with increasing rates of successful deliveries. To date, evidence suggests that the stage of renal failure is the main predictive factor of worsening residual kidney function and complications in pregnant women. Moreover, the possibility of success of the pregnancy depends on adequate depurative and pharmacological strategies in patients with end-stage renal disease. In this paper, we propose a review of the current literature about this topic presenting our experience as well.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology , "A. Perrino" Hospital of Brindisi and "D. Camberlingo" Hospital , Francavilla Fontana , Italy.
authors.forename: Gianfranco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Manisco
authors.affiliation: Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit , "D. Camberlingo" Hospital , Francavilla Fontana , Italy.
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Potì'
authors.affiliation: Nephrology and Dialysis Unit , "D. Camberlingo" Hospital , Francavilla Fontana , Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maggiulli
authors.affiliation: Nephrology and Dialysis Unit , "D. Camberlingo" Hospital , Francavilla Fontana , Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Tullio
authors.affiliation: Nephrology and Dialysis Unit , "D. Camberlingo" Hospital , Francavilla Fontana , Italy.
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Losappio
authors.affiliation: Nephrology and Dialysis Unit , "A. Perrino" Hospital , Brindisi , Italy.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vernaglione
keywords: ESRD; delivery; haemodialysis; live birth; pregnancy