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Pregnancies in Women on Renal Replacement Therapy

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Replacement of Renal Function by Dialysis

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Successful pregnancy in a woman on renal replacement therapy (RRT) is an impressive demonstration of physiological well-being and emotional rehabilitation. It has been reported on more than a thousand occasions in women with functioning transplants, but far less frequently in those on haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis

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Wing, A.J., Ehrich, J.H.H. (1996). Pregnancies in Women on Renal Replacement Therapy. In: Jacobs, C., Kjellstrand, C.M., Koch, K.M., Winchester, J.F. (eds) Replacement of Renal Function by Dialysis. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-36947-1_34

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