Pregnancy after liver transplant: maternal and perinatal outcomes. 2021

Izabela Marzec, and Aleksandra Słowakiewicz, and Jolanta Gozdowska, and Olga Tronina, and Marek Pacholczyk, and Wojciech Lisik, and Agata Fleming, and Magdalena Durlik
Department of Transplantation Medicine, Nephrology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Nowogrodzka 59, 02-006, Warsaw, Poland.

BACKGROUND Liver transplantation is a life-saving and successful therapeutic procedure which is more and more frequent worldwide, also among women of reproductive age. Consequently, there is an increasing number of reports of pregnancy following liver transplantation, but doubts still exist regarding preconception counseling and the optimal method of managing pregnancy. The aim of this study was to report and evaluate pregnancy outcomes in women who had undergone liver transplantation. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed female patients after orthotopic liver transplantation who reported pregnancy and were under medical care of a single transplant center. RESULTS We identified 14 pregnancies in 10 women who had undergone liver transplantation (12 childbirths, one induced abortion due to fetal death in the first trimester, one pregnancy is still ongoing). Causes of transplantation include congenital or acquired disorders and the most common indication was autoimmune hepatitis (50%). The mean age at the point of transplantation was 28.5 (range 21-36), mean maternal age at pregnancy was 32 (range 26-43), and transplant-to-pregnancy interval was 4.07 years (range 1.5-7). The mean gestational week was 36.67 (range 31-40). Immunosuppression was maintained with combinations of prednisone (n = 11), tacrolimus (n = 13), and azathioprine (n = 8) prior to and during pregnancy. Two pregnancies were unintended, so women took mycophenolate mofetil in the first weeks of gestation. Another two women stopped taking azathioprine due to increasing anemia. Maternal complications included increase of aspartate transaminase and alanine transaminase (n = 2), anemia (n = 4) and hyperthyroidism (n = 2). Among the 12 childbirths, five (41.67%) were preterm. Only five women entered labor spontaneously, while seven (58,33%) had cesarean delivery. CONCLUSIONS Pregnancy after liver transplantation can achieve relatively favorable outcomes. Liver transplantation does not influence women's fertility and, during pregnancy, we report low rates of minor graft complications. A multidisciplinary team should be involved in contraceptive, fertility and consequently pregnancy counseling of female transplant recipients.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D011044 Poland A country in central Europe, east of Germany. The capital is Warsaw. Polish People's Republic,Republic of Poland
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D011248 Pregnancy Complications Conditions or pathological processes associated with pregnancy. They can occur during or after pregnancy, and range from minor discomforts to serious diseases that require medical interventions. They include diseases in pregnant females, and pregnancies in females with diseases. Adverse Birth Outcomes,Complications, Pregnancy,Adverse Birth Outcome,Birth Outcome, Adverse,Complication, Pregnancy,Outcome, Adverse Birth,Pregnancy Complication
D011256 Pregnancy Outcome Results of conception and ensuing pregnancy, including LIVE BIRTH; STILLBIRTH; or SPONTANEOUS ABORTION. The outcome may follow natural or artificial insemination or any of the various ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, such as EMBRYO TRANSFER or FERTILIZATION IN VITRO. Outcome, Pregnancy,Outcomes, Pregnancy,Pregnancy Outcomes
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002657 Child Development The continuous sequential physiological and psychological maturing of an individual from birth up to but not including ADOLESCENCE. Infant Development,Development, Child,Development, Infant
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260 Female Females

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