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ArticleInternational journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics2025

Safety of a trial of labor after cesarean in kidney and liver transplant recipients: A multicenter cohort study.

Anjali Walia, Ophelia Yin, Lisa A Coscia, Serban Constantinescu, Monika Sarkar, Michael J Moritz, Yalda Afshar, Roxanna A Irani

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Article in International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Safety of a trial of labor after cesarean in kidney and liver transplant recipients: A multicenter cohort study.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2025
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Anjali WaliaUniversity of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1669-5532
Ophelia YinDivision of Maternal Fetal Medicine and Reproductive Genetics, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Lisa A CosciaTransplant Pregnancy Registry International, Gift of Life Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Serban ConstantinescuTransplant Pregnancy Registry International, Gift of Life Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Monika SarkarDivision of Transplant Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Michael J MoritzTransplant Pregnancy Registry International, Gift of Life Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Yalda AfsharDivision of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Roxanna A IraniDivision of Maternal Fetal Medicine and Reproductive Genetics, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3752-4433

Funding

REPRODUCTIVE SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAMK12HD000849 · NICHD · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Danny J Schust · 1988 to 2026
$33.2M
NICHD NIH HHS K12 HD000849Veloxis Pharmaceuticals
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the trends, safety, and feasibility of a trial of labor after cesarean (TOLAC) among kidney and liver transplant recipients.

methodsThis was a retrospective cohort study using the Transplant Pregnancy Registry International. It included recipients of a kidney or liver transplant with a live-birth pregnancy ≥20 weeks following a prior cesarean, with births between 1967 and 2019 from 289 hospitals, primarily in North America. The primary outcomes of severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and neonatal composite morbidity were compared between those with repeat cesarean deliveries (RCDs), vaginal births after cesarean (VBACs), and failed TOLAC. Multivariable regression was conducted to calculate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals.

resultsThe 243 deliveries included in this study were composed of 80.7% RCDs, 10.3% VBACs, and 9.1% with failed TOLAC, with similar demographics between groups. There was no significant difference in incidence of SMM (RCD, 1.0%; VBAC, 4.0%; failed TOLAC, 0%; P = 0.48) or neonatal composite morbidity (RCD, 15.2%; VBAC, 11.5%; failed TOLAC, 4.5%; P = 0.45) between groups. No cases of uterine rupture or neonatal death occurred. Trends in TOLAC demonstrate that the TOLAC rate has declined from 35% in 1989-1994 to 13% in 2014-2019.

conclusionsIn this cohort of transplant recipients, TOLAC resulted in successful vaginal delivery over half the time, and did not increase the risk of maternal or neonatal morbidity compared with RCD. We encourage offering transplant recipients a trial of labor after appropriate counseling to decrease the overall rate of cesarean delivery and morbidity in this high-risk population.

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Kidney TransplantationLiver TransplantationTrial of LaborVaginal Birth after CesareanAdultCesarean Section, RepeatFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornPregnancyPregnancy OutcomeRegistriesRetrospective StudiesTransplant Recipientsmaternal morbidityneonatal morbidityrepeat cesareantransplanttrial of labor after cesareanvaginal birth after cesarean

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PMCPMC12177271

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