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. 2013;6(3-4):116–125.

Table 3.

Maternal and Neonatal Complications in Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients

Liver (N = 450) Kidney (N = 4002)
Pregnancy Outcome
Live birth (%) 76.9 (72.72–80.7) 73.5 (72.12–74.9)
Miscarriage (%) 15.6 (12.3–19.2) 14.0 (12.9–15.1)
Termination (%) 6.2 (4.2–8.9) 9.5 (8.6–10.4)
Stillbirth (%) 0.9 (0.2–2.3) 2.5 (2.0–3.0)
Ectopic pregnancy (%) 0.4 (0.1–1.6) 0.6 (0.4–0.9)
Obstetric Complication Liver Kidney
Hypertension (%) 27.2 (22.9–31.9) 54.2 (52.0–56.4)
Preeclampsia (%) 21.9 (17.7–26.4) 27.0 (25.2–28.9)
Gestational diabetes (%) 5.1 (3.0–8.0) 8.0 (6.7–9.4)
Delivery Outcome Liver Kidney
Cesarean delivery (%) 44.6 (39.2–50.1) 56.9 (54.9–58.9)
Preterm birth (%; < 37 wk) 39.4 (33.1–46.0) 45.6 (43.7–47.5)
Gestational age (wk) 36.5 35.6
Birth weight (g) 2677 2420

N = the number of reported pregnancies for which data were available.

Data from Deshpande NA et al.3,4