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Abstract

Background

Pregnancy is rare in women with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). However, this scenario has changed in recent years with considerable improvement and successful outcomes in pregnant women with end-stage renal disease on dialysis. The understanding of the principles related to pregnant dialysis patients, combined with a multidisciplinary approach to case management, has resulted in many success stories, and today, pregnancy for young women with ESRD is more plausible and far safer than ever before.

However, these pregnancies carry a high-risk status for both the mother and fetus, with increased rates of maternal and fetal complications.

Case Presentation

We present a series of three women who conceived while on dialysis and delivered successfully. These women were managed with increasing dialysis frequency and developing a clinical protocol early on, with a multidisciplinary approach and close collaboration with obstetricians. Our case series is unique as one of the women had three successful deliveries while on dialysis, and one of them had a positive outcome with twin pregnancies while on dialysis.

Conclusion

Successful outcomes in these high-risk pregnancies while on dialysis suggest that with meticulous care and multidisciplinary approach, conception and successful deliveries are plausible in women who receive dialysis.

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Pregnancy in Women on Dialysis: Success Stories from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
NEW Emirates Medical J 5, e02506882256496 (2024); https://doi.org/10.2174/0102506882256496231025093727
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  • Article Type:     Case Report
Keyword(s): Chronic kidney disease; Dialysis; ESRD; Hemodialysis; Patients; Pregnancy

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