A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Pregnancy outcomes after liver transplantation in Finland
Authors: Mattila M, Kemppainen H, Isoniemi H, Polo-Kantola P
Publisher: WILEY
Publication year: 2017
Journal: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
Journal name in source: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
Journal acronym: ACTA OBSTET GYN SCAN
Volume: 96
Issue: 9
First page : 1106
Last page: 1111
Number of pages: 6
ISSN: 0001-6349
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.13175
Abstract
IntroductionPregnancy after liver transplantation is possible but associated with increased risk of obstetrical complications. We report here for the first time the pregnancy outcomes after liver transplantation in Finland.Material and methodsAll of the 25 pregnancies ending in deliveries after liver transplantation in Finland in 1998-2015 were analyzed. The data were collected from the mothers' medical records. The main outcome measures included pregnancy complications and the mode of delivery. Neonatal outcome measures were birthweight, 5-min Apgar score and umbilical artery pH.ResultsTwenty-six infants were born. Of all deliveries, 76% occurred at the 37 weeks of gestation and the average birthweight was 3040 g. Apgar scores were 7 in 25/26 (96%) of the infants and cases of birth asphyxia (umbilical artery pH 7.05) were not detected. Cesarean section rate was 32%. Preeclampsia occurred in 12% of the women and the preterm delivery rate was 24%. Co-morbidities (hypertension, intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, Hodgkin's disease, colitis ulcerosa, epileptic attacks, cholangitis, splenic artery rupture, renal insufficiency and graft rejection) complicated 52% of pregnancies.ConclusionPregnancies after liver transplantation in Finland result in good perinatal outcome with healthy, mostly full-term, normally grown offspring; however, serious maternal complications related to underlying liver pathology, transplant surgery and immunosuppressive medication occur frequently.
IntroductionPregnancy after liver transplantation is possible but associated with increased risk of obstetrical complications. We report here for the first time the pregnancy outcomes after liver transplantation in Finland.Material and methodsAll of the 25 pregnancies ending in deliveries after liver transplantation in Finland in 1998-2015 were analyzed. The data were collected from the mothers' medical records. The main outcome measures included pregnancy complications and the mode of delivery. Neonatal outcome measures were birthweight, 5-min Apgar score and umbilical artery pH.ResultsTwenty-six infants were born. Of all deliveries, 76% occurred at the 37 weeks of gestation and the average birthweight was 3040 g. Apgar scores were 7 in 25/26 (96%) of the infants and cases of birth asphyxia (umbilical artery pH 7.05) were not detected. Cesarean section rate was 32%. Preeclampsia occurred in 12% of the women and the preterm delivery rate was 24%. Co-morbidities (hypertension, intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, Hodgkin's disease, colitis ulcerosa, epileptic attacks, cholangitis, splenic artery rupture, renal insufficiency and graft rejection) complicated 52% of pregnancies.ConclusionPregnancies after liver transplantation in Finland result in good perinatal outcome with healthy, mostly full-term, normally grown offspring; however, serious maternal complications related to underlying liver pathology, transplant surgery and immunosuppressive medication occur frequently.
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