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Are You Pregnant or Planning a Pregnancy?

How Pregnancy Affects the Kidneys and Vice Versa

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In this chapter we explain:

  • How to do a risk assessment when planning a pregnancy

  • How kidney function changes during pregnancy

  • How pregnancy can affect kidney disease

  • How kidney disease can affect the outcomes of a pregnancy

Pregnancy in a woman with kidney disease poses risks to both the baby and the mother [1]. These issues can be a significant emotional burden [2].

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  1. Department of Renal Medicine, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK

    Hugh Rayner & Mark Thomas

  2. Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, UK

    David Milford

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Rayner, H., Thomas, M., Milford, D. (2016). Are You Pregnant or Planning a Pregnancy?. In: Understanding Kidney Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23458-8_6

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