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Table 1 Maternal characteristics of kidney transplant recipients with pregnancy

From: Pregnancy following kidney transplantation - impact on mother and graft function and focus on childrens’ longitudinal development

Patients

n = 28(%)*

Age at transplantation (years)

26.4 ± 5.6

Age at delivery (years)

32.0 ± 4.3

Number of kidney transplantations

 1st kidney transplant

23(82.2)

 2nd kidney transplant

2(7.1)

 3rd kidney transplant

1(3.6)

Kidney-pancreas transplant

2(7.1)

Living kidney donor

12(46.1)

Deceased donor

16(53.9)

Cause of end-stage renal disease

 Glomerulonephritis

11(39.3)

 Diabetes type I

2(7.1)

 Hemolytic uremic syndrome

2(7.1)

 Obstructive nephropathy

2(7.1)

 Interstitial nephritis

2(7.1)

 Nephronophthisis

2(7.1)

 Vesicourethral reflux

2(7.1)

 Unknown

5(17.9)

Interval from transplantation to conception**

  < 2 years

2(6.1%)

 2–5 years

9(27.2%)

  ≥ 5 years

21(65.6%)

Pre-pregnancy hypertension

19(67.8)

Number of antihypertensive agents pre-pregnancy, median

2

  1. *26 renal transplanted women and two simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplanted women
  2. **five patients had two pregnancies. Each pregnancy was calculated separately