Intrauterine Hypotrophy and Premature Births in Neonates Delivered by Female Renal and Liver Transplant Recipients

Immunophenotypic Profile and Increased Risk of Hospital Admission for Infection in Infants Born to Female Kidney Transplant Recipients

“…A detailed analysis of the literature shows that mothers from different groups have used varied immunosuppressive schemes (3,(7)(8)(9)31,(34)(35)(36). Currently, three drugs are used-one calcineurin inhibitor, one corticosteroid and one antiproliferative agent, usually azathioprine or mycophenolic acid (37).…”

“…Pregnancy in these women has become possible and children born to female kidney recipients are increasingly more frequent (4,5). Most research on this population has focused attention on prematurity and low birth weight, which are often observed among children born to female kidney recipients (6,7).…”

Intrauterine Growth Restriction in Pregnant Renal and Liver Transplant Recipients: Risk Factors Assessment

“…This is likely to be a result of proteinuria and hypertension, which are more common in this group; however, in our sample, we were unable to statistically confirm the dependence between proteinuria and occurrence of IUGR. Kociszewska-Najman et al [5] compared neonatal outcomes (including IUGR and premature delivery) in patients after liver and kidney transplantation. Interestingly they confirmed that the prevalence of adverse neonatal outcomes is higher in mothers after kidney transplantation.…”

Evaluation of Selected Markers of the Immune System in Children of Renal Transplant Recipients

“…These medications pass the placenta and are absorbed into the fetal circulation, which may lead to adverse effects [3]. The existing studies do not show an increased risk of embryopathy, but the incidence of prematurity, low birth weight, and hypotrophy is proven to be higher [3,9]. The remote impact of that kind of treatment on the immune system has not yet been established.…”