Pregnancy in Liver Transplantation

Mussarat N. Rahim; Lisa Long; Leonie Penna; Catherine Williamson; Nikos A. Kametas; Kypros H. Nicolaides; Michael A. Heneghan

doi:10.1002/lt.25717

Pregnancy in Liver Transplantation

Mussarat N. Rahim, Lisa Long, Leonie Penna, Catherine Williamson, Nikos A. Kametas, Kypros H. Nicolaides, Michael A. Heneghan^*

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Abstract

Pregnancy after liver transplantation (LT) is increasingly common and is a frequent scenario that transplant physicians, obstetricians, and midwives encounter. This review summarizes the key issues surrounding preconception, pregnancy-related outcomes, immunosuppression, and breastfeeding in female LT recipients. Prepregnancy counseling in these patients should include recommendations to delay conception for at least 1-2 years after LT and discussions about effective methods of contraception. Female LT recipients are generally recommended to continue immunosuppression during pregnancy to prevent allograft rejection; however, individual regimens may need to be altered. Although pregnancy outcomes are overall favorable, there is an increased risk of maternal and fetal complications. Pregnancy in this cohort remains high risk and should be managed vigilantly in a multidisciplinary setting. We aim to review the available evidence from national registries, population-based studies, and case series and to provide recommendations for attending clinicians.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	564-581
Number of pages	18
Journal	Liver Transplantation
Volume	26
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/lt.25717
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2020

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