Chronic Kidney Disease May Increase Certain Risks During Pregnancy

Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 19:41 in Health & Medicine

Among pregnant women, the risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes—such as preterm delivery or the need for neonatal intensive care—increased across stages of chronic kidney disease, a study concludes. The risks of intrauterine death or fetal malformations were not higher in women with chronic kidney disease.

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