Pregnancy in Women With CKD: A Success Story
In women with chronic kidney disease (CKD), pregnancy outcomes have improved over the last 50 years, particularly in the developed world. Maternal mortality is now extremely low, fetal survival has markedly increased (even in women with CKD stages 4-5), and it is now the exception for women with CKD to be advised against embarking on a pregnancy. However, pregnancies are rarely free from complications, and there are unanswered questions about the longer term effects on maternal and infant health.