Pregnancy after Liver Transplantation

doi:10.1017/9781108975780.053

Chapter 45 - Pregnancy after Liver Transplantation

from Section 7 - Hepato-Renal and Gastrointestinal Conditions in Pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 February 2023

Neha Agrawal ,

Amira El-Messidi and

Maged Peter Ghali

Edited by

Amira El-Messidi and

Alan D. Cameron

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Amira El-Messidi: Affiliation:
McGill University, Montréal
Alan D. Cameron: Affiliation:
University of Glasgow

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Summary

A 29-year-old primigravida is a recipient of a liver transplant. She is referred by her primary care provider to your high-risk obstetrics clinic for consultation and prenatal care of a spontaneous intrauterine singleton pregnancy at 12+0 weeks’ gestation by dating sonogram. The patient takes prenatal vitamins and has no obstetric complaints.

Keywords

Liver transplantation, pregnancy Comorbidities Investigations, prenatal Perinatal risks, complications, maternal-fetal morbidity, adverse outcome Immunosuppressive treatment, pharmacology, tacrolimus, prednisone, corticosteroids Antenatal management Liver enzymes, transaminases, differential diagnosis Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis Obstetric delivery Vaginal delivery, maternal corticosteroid stress doses Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS)Contraception

Type: Chapter
Information: OSCEs in Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine
An Evidence-Based Approach
, pp. 573 - 583

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108975780.053 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2023

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