Intensive Dialysis in Pregnant Women with Kidney Failure Provides Benefits for Mother and Baby
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)• For pregnant women with kidney failure who underwent dialysis for more than 36 hours per week, the live birth rate was 85%, while it was only 48% in women dialyzed for 20 hours or less per week. • Infants were a healthier weight at birth when women were dialyzed for more than 20 hours per week than when women were dialyzed for 20 hours or less per week. • Pregnancy complications were few and manageable in patients receiving intensive dialysis.