Transplantation and Mortality in Women After Delivering on Hemodialysis
Although pregnancy on HD has immediate risks of maternal morbidity, infant delivery was associated with a lower risk of long-term maternal mortality. Residual confounding may explain superior survival of delivering versus nondelivering females; however, persistently lower transplant rates in delivering females warrant further research.
Authors
- Michael Heung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0533-3192)
- Rajiv Saran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4636-2982)
- Mia Wang
- Andrea Oliverio
- Michelle A. Hladunewich
- Jennifer L. Bragg-Gresham
Institutions
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Kidney International Reports
- Published
- 2026-02-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2026.106347
- Primary Topic
- Pregnancy and Medication Impact
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00