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Pregnancy in patients with kidney disease
Piero Stratta1, Caterina Canavese, Marco Quaglia
1University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara; Nephrology and Transplant Unit, Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara, Italy. strattanefro@hotmail.com
Questions:
- To what extent can ailing kidneys adapt their functions to the demands of pregnancy? - What risks is the nephropathic patient prone to throughout pregnancy compared with those of the general population, and which specific risks does her kidney disease determine? - What risks is the baby of a nephropathic prone to throughout pregnancy compared with those of the general population? - What changes have occurred over recent years?
Conclusions:
Current knowledge allows to conclude that pregnancy in the nephropathic woman can be started, provided that: - best timing is considered; - women are informed about their risk factors: functional levels and presence of hypertension, regardless of type of nephropathy.
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