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Chronic kidney disease may increase certain risks during pregnancy

Even mild stages of the disease can have an impact

2015-03-12
(Press-News.org) Highlights Among pregnant women, the risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes--such as preterm delivery or the need for neonatal intensive care--increased across stages of chronic kidney disease. The risks of intrauterine death or fetal malformations were not higher in women with chronic kidney disease.

An estimated 26 million people in the United States have chronic kidney disease.

Washington, DC (March 12, 2015) -- Even mild kidney disease during pregnancy may increase certain risks in the mother and baby, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The findings may be helpful for guiding prenatal counseling and for monitoring women during pregnancy.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is on the rise, and studies suggest that even early stages of the disease can affect pregnancy outcomes. An Italian research team led by Giorgina Barbara Piccoli, MD, Rossella Attini, MD, PhD (University of Torino), and Gianfranca Cabiddu, MD (Azienda Ospedaliera Brotzu) recently conducted a study--called the TOCOS (TOrino-Cagliari Observational Study)--that compared pregnancy outcomes of 504 pregnancies in women with CKD with outcomes of 836 low-risk pregnancies in women without CKD.

The researchers found that the risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes--such as preterm delivery, the need for neonatal intensive care, or the development of hypertension in the mother--increased across CKD stages. However, the risk was not merely linked to reduced kidney function because stage 1 CKD patients and healthy controls differed significantly, despite the fact that patients with stage 1 CKD are asymptomatic and have kidney function within the normal range. The team also found that the risks of intrauterine death or fetal malformations did not differ between patients and healthy controls.

"The findings indicate that any kidney disease--even the least severe, such as a kidney scar form a previous episode of kidney infection, with normal kidney function--has to be regarded as relevant in pregnancy, and all patients should undergo a particularly careful follow-up," said Dr. Piccoli. "Conversely, we also found that a good outcome was possible in patients with advanced CKD, who are often discouraged to pursue pregnancy," she added.

The investigators hope that the new findings may help establish dedicated programs for the early diagnosis and follow up of pregnancy in CKD. "We are presently working on a model for 'grading' the risks that will provide patients and physicians with information when making choices about undergoing and monitoring pregnancies," said Dr. Piccoli.

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Study co-authors include Federica Vigotti, MD, Stefania Maxia, MD, Nicola Lepori, MD, Milena Tuveri, MD, Marco Massidda, MD, Cecilia Marchi, MD, Silvia Mura, MD, Alessandra Coscia, MD, Marilisa Biolcati, PhD, Pietro Gaglioti, MD, Michele Nichelatti, PhD, Luciana Pibiri, MD, Giuseppe Chessa, MD, Antonello Pani, MD, and Tullia Todros, MD, PhD.

Disclosures: The authors reported no financial disclosures.

The article, entitled "Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with CKD," will appear online at http://jasn.asnjournals.org/ on March 12, 2015.

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Founded in 1966, and with more than 15,000 members, the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) leads the fight against kidney disease by educating health professionals, sharing new knowledge, advancing research, and advocating the highest quality care for patients.



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[Press-News.org] Chronic kidney disease may increase certain risks during pregnancy
Even mild stages of the disease can have an impact