Pregnancy in liver transplant recipients: A single center outcomes

• DOI: 10.1111/jog.13718
• Publication Date: 2018-07-05T09:19:23Z
• Authors: Gurcan Turkyilmaz; Cenk Yasa; Ozlem Dural; Emircan Erturk; İbrahim Kalelioglu; Recep Has; Atil Yuksel
• Keywords: Adult; 3. Good health; Liver Transplantation; Pregnancy Complications; Young Adult; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Pregnancy; Humans; Female; Live Birth; Retrospective Studies

Abstract Aim Liver transplantation (LT) is the only effective treatment for end‐stage liver disease. Although pregnancy after LT considered to be safe, these patients are difficult manage obstetricians. In this study, we aimed determine maternal and fetal outcomes in pregnancies LT. Methods We conducted a retrospective review of transplant recipients who had received prenatal care delivered at İstanbul University Medical Faculty, Department Obstetrics Gynecology January 2010 2017. Results A total eight were identified during study period. The mean age time was 25.6 ± 5.3 years (range 19–36 years), conception 30.1 5.2 25–41 years). interval between 54.2 18.6 months 24–82 months). There no miscarriage or stillbirth observed any patients. Mean birth week 37.2 2.1 weeks birthweight 2852 562 g 2150–3470 g). Three deliveries (37.5%) occurred before 37 gestational weeks. Preeclampsia detected one patient, complicated by intrauterine growth retardation case with diabetes mellitus. postnatal follow‐up period 3.2 2.4 1–7 years) all babies healthy. Graft rejection patient delivery. Conclusion More favorable can achieved multidisciplinary team satisfactory counseling mandatory either preconception through reduce maternal‐fetal risks.