Pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in women receiving calcineurin inhibitors: A systematic review and meta-analysis. 2022

Shintaro Akiyama, and Shadi Hamdeh, and Naoka Murakami, and Thomas G Cotter, and Hideo Suzuki, and Kiichiro Tsuchiya
Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.

Calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) are often used for solid organ transplantation recipients or patients with immune-mediated diseases. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to understand how CNIs affect pregnancy and neonatal outcomes. Electronic databases were searched for observational studies assessing pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in CNI-treated patients. The pooled rate of each outcome was determined. Metaregression was conducted to identify contributing factors to the outcomes. We analysed 98 studies with a total of 5355 pregnancies in 4450 CNI-treated patients. The pooled rates of live birth and spontaneous abortion were 82.1% (95% confidence interval [CI] 76.7-86.4%) and 11.7% (95% CI 8.7-15.5%), respectively. The rates of preterm delivery (33.2%, 95% CI 29.2-37.5%), low birth weight (35.8%, 95% CI 27.7-44.8%) and preeclampsia (13.5%, 95% CI 9.4-19.2%) were 3-4 times higher than the rates of general population. Nearly half of the CNI-treated patients required caesarean delivery (43.5%, 95% CI 36.9-50.3%). The rates of stillbirth, neonatal and maternal death were 4.2% (95% CI 2.8-6.2%), 2.9% (95% CI 1.8-4.8%) and 2.3% (95% CI 1.3-4.1%), respectively. Metaregression showed that preeclampsia was significantly associated with the risks of preterm delivery and low birth weight. Older maternal age, prepregnancy hypertension and cyclosporine use increased the risk of preeclampsia. Given the higher mortalities in CNI-treated patients and their children than the general averages, their pregnancy is considered high risk. The risks of preterm delivery and low birth weight were primarily attributed to preeclampsia. Since prepregnancy hypertension increased its risk, an appropriate preconception blood pressure management may improve their outcomes.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006973 Hypertension Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more. Blood Pressure, High,Blood Pressures, High,High Blood Pressure,High Blood Pressures
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D011225 Pre-Eclampsia A complication of PREGNANCY, characterized by a complex of symptoms including maternal HYPERTENSION and PROTEINURIA with or without pathological EDEMA. Symptoms may range between mild and severe. Pre-eclampsia usually occurs after the 20th week of gestation, but may develop before this time in the presence of trophoblastic disease. Toxemias, Pregnancy,EPH Complex,EPH Gestosis,EPH Toxemias,Edema-Proteinuria-Hypertension Gestosis,Gestosis, EPH,Hypertension-Edema-Proteinuria Gestosis,Preeclampsia,Preeclampsia Eclampsia 1,Pregnancy Toxemias,Proteinuria-Edema-Hypertension Gestosis,Toxemia Of Pregnancy,1, Preeclampsia Eclampsia,1s, Preeclampsia Eclampsia,EPH Toxemia,Eclampsia 1, Preeclampsia,Eclampsia 1s, Preeclampsia,Edema Proteinuria Hypertension Gestosis,Gestosis, Edema-Proteinuria-Hypertension,Gestosis, Hypertension-Edema-Proteinuria,Gestosis, Proteinuria-Edema-Hypertension,Hypertension Edema Proteinuria Gestosis,Of Pregnancies, Toxemia,Of Pregnancy, Toxemia,Pre Eclampsia,Preeclampsia Eclampsia 1s,Pregnancies, Toxemia Of,Pregnancy Toxemia,Pregnancy, Toxemia Of,Proteinuria Edema Hypertension Gestosis,Toxemia Of Pregnancies,Toxemia, EPH,Toxemia, Pregnancy,Toxemias, EPH
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
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
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D047928 Premature Birth CHILDBIRTH before 37 weeks of PREGNANCY (259 days from the first day of the mother's last menstrual period, or 245 days after FERTILIZATION). Preterm Birth,Birth, Premature,Birth, Preterm,Births, Premature,Births, Preterm,Premature Births,Preterm Births
D065095 Calcineurin Inhibitors Compounds that inhibit or block the PHOSPHATASE activity of CALCINEURIN. Calcineurin Inhibitor,Calcineurin Antagonists,Calcineurin Blockers,Protein Phosphatase 3 Inhibitors,Protein Phosphatase-2B Inhibitors,Inhibitor, Calcineurin,Protein Phosphatase 2B Inhibitors

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