Low birth weight, other adverse pregnancy outcomes tied to kidney donation

Pregnancy for living kidney donors may be associated with increased risks for infants with low birth weight or small for gestational age, according to data published in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. About 60% of living kidney donors internationally are women, many of whom are of reproductive age, according to Eva Carlsson, a researcher in the department of medical sciences at Uppsala

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