AH Sheriffdeen, HR Seneviratne, Rezvi Sheriff, Chandrika N Wijeyaratne
Sri Lanka Medical Association
Publication year: 2000
Objective To assess the outcome and complications of pregnancy following renal transplantation in Sri Lanka. Methods Ten pregnancies following transplantation managed between January 1993 and July 1999 by the University Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit, De Soysa Hospital for Women, Colombo were reviewed. Results Five women had planned pregnancy with an average duration from transplantation to conception of 2.3 (± 0.2) years; five had an unplanned pregnancy within 12 months of transplantation. All were treated with immunosuppressives, with none developing rejection. In the planned pregnancy group, 3 developed pregnancy induced hypertension and 3 impaired glucose tolerance. All delivered mature healthy babies with an average birth weight of 2.6 (±0.3) kg. In the unplanned group, 1 developed cholestatic jaundice and delivered a growth retarded baby at 36 weeks. Another developed …