Pregnancy in a Kidney Transplant Patient

Introduction In 1958, Edith Helm, who received a kidney from her identical twin sister, became the first woman to successfully give birth after transplantation. Many women have since followed in her footsteps. In this “How I Treat” article, we review our approach to treating a patient from preconception counseling to postpartum care. Patient A 25-year-old woman with ESKD from FSGS on maintenance hemodialysis for 6 months received a living donor...