Pregnancy after cancer: <scp>FIGO</scp> Best practice advice
Advances in cancer care have led to a growing number of cancer survivors globally. As cancer increasingly affects women and people of reproductive age, more individuals will be experiencing pregnancy after completing cancer treatment. This Best Practice Advice manuscript describes the epidemiology of pregnancy after cancer, recommended clinical evaluation before pregnancy, key components of pregnancy care for cancer survivors, considerations for delivery planning and postpartum care, and suggested steps for future health and prevention.
Authors
- Surabhi Nanda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3955-1304)
- Melanie Nana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7908-8986)
- Liona C. Poon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3944-4130)
- Sharleen O’Reilly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3547-6634)
- Sumaiya Adam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8769-3273)
- Frédéric Amant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5452-4905)
- Francisco Ruiloba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0491-3187)
- Long Nguyen‐Hoang
- Jonathan S. Berek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8734-1961)
- Virna Patricia Medina-Palmezano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0545-2626)
- Noa Popovits‐Hadari
- Inge Peters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8665-9487)
- Graeme N. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3128-4523)
- Lina Bergman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5202-9428)
- Fionnuala Mary McAuliffe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3477-6494)
- Catherine Nelson‐Piercy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9311-1196)
- I Nwokoro
- Valerie T. Guinto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3108-6727)
- Cynthia Maxwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4734-1251)
- Pat O’Brien
- Sarikapan Wilailak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7288-494X)
- Orla McNally (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7340-9489)
- Bo Jacobsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5079-2374)
- Maisah Al‐Bakri
Institutions
- University College Dublin (IE)
- Mount Sinai Hospital (CA)
- Royal Women's Hospital (AU)
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
- Bar-Ilan University (IL)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
- King's College London (GB)
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Queen's University (CA)
- Mahidol University (TH)
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
- Royal London Hospital (GB)
- Women's College Hospital (CA)
- Philippine General Hospital (PH)
- The European Academy of Gynaecological Surgery (BE)
- Region Västra Götaland (SE)
- Prince of Wales Hospital (CN)
- National Maternity Hospital (IE)
- Ramathibodi Hospital (TH)
- Khanh Hoa General Hospital (VN)
- Kingston Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- University College London (GB)
- University of Pretoria (ZA)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
- Universidad del Valle (CO)
- Stanford University (US)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
- Published
- 2025-05-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.70139
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.09