ArticleClinical transplantation2021
EXPloring attitudes and factors influencing reproductive Choices in kidney Transplant patients (The EXPECT-study).
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- Psychological Experiences of Pregnancy Following Transplantation: A Systematic Qualitative Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Pooled it
- Chronic kidney disease, female infertility, and medically assisted reproduction: a best practice position statement by the Kidney and Pregnancy Group of the Italian Society of Nephrology.Journal of nephrology · 2023Guideline
- Dialysis and Pregnancy: Optimizing Therapy for Best Maternal and Fetal Outcomes.Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis · 2026Review
- Outcomes and management strategies of pregnancies after heart and lung transplantation across Europe.JHLT open · 2026Article
- Examining the impact of solid organ transplantation on family planning: pre- and post-transplantation pregnancy evaluations for both women and men.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2025Article
- Late pregnancy in women with renal transplants: A multidisciplinary guide.Obstetric medicine · 2024Review
- Counselling on Conceiving: Attitudes and Factors Influencing Advice of Professionals in Transplantation.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2023Article
- Parenthood With Kidney Failure: Answering Questions Patients Ask About Pregnancy.Kidney international reports · 2022Review
- EXPloring attitudes and factors influencing reproductive Choices in kidney Transplant patients (The EXPECT-study).Clinical transplantation · 2021Article
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Abstract
Pregnancy can have risks after kidney transplantation (KT). This mixed-methods study aimed to identify the percentage of women getting pregnant after KT and explore motives for and against pregnancy together with psychosocial and medical factors involved in decision making. Furthermore, experiences of pregnancy and child-raising were explored. Women who got pregnant after KT were matched with women who had not been pregnant after KT. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, transcribed verbatim and analyzed using directed content analysis. After KT, only 12% of women got pregnant. Eight women with pregnancies after KT were included (P-group) and matched with 12 women who had not been pregnant after KT (NP-group). Women after KT experienced a high threshold to discuss their pregnancy wish with their nephrologist. The nephrologists' advice played an important role in decision-making, but differed between the groups. In the P-group, a desire for autonomy and positive role models were decisive factors in proceeding with their pregnancy wish. In the NP-group, disease burden and risk perception were decisive factors in not proceeding with their pregnancy. Nephrologists need to be proactive in broaching this subject and aware of factors influencing the decision and outcomes. Standardized preconception guidelines on pregnancy counseling are recommended.
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