Pregnancy & Kidney Disease: New ISN Toolkit for Better Care

"Can I have a baby?"
 
"When is the best time?"
 
"What are the risks to my kidneys?"
 
"What care will I need during pregnancy?"
 
These are just some of the critical questions women with chronic kidney disease (CKD) ask when considering pregnancy.
 
To help healthcare professionals navigate these challenges, ISN experts Shilpanjali Jesudason (Australia) and Michelle Hladunewich (Canada) led a global team under the ISN “Train the Trainer” program to develop a comprehensive toolkit on kidney disease and pregnancy.
This essential resource provides expert knowledge and practical tools to help clinicians better understand, manage, and treat women with CKD who are planning to conceive or are already pregnant.
 
What’s inside the toolkit?

Pregnancy and CKD education principles 

Fertility and contraception

Preconception counselling basics

Pregnancy in dialysis recipients

Kidney transplantation and pregnancy
 
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