Successful pregnancy in a chronic hemodialytic woman--a case report.

  • F. T. Kung*
  • , C. C. Changchien
  • , C. C. Roan
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Pregnancy in uremic patient is extremely rare. Successful outcome with live birth is achieved after the use of hemodialysis during the course of pregnancy but still remains distinctly uncommon. Good experiences in detection, prevention and management of maternal and fetal complications are limited. Under the care of multidisciplinary team including obstetrician, nephrologist, neonatologist and hemodialysis staff, a 27-year-old uremic woman on chronic hemodialysis for 3 years gave birth to a viable baby is reported.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)178-183
Number of pages6
JournalChang Gung Medical Journal
Volume17
Issue number2
StatePublished - 06 1994
Externally publishedYes

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