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Kidney Donation Linked to Higher Risk of Some Later Pregnancy Complications
A Canadian study examined pregnancy after kidney donation.
It compared women who donated a kidney with a matched group of women who did not.
The study found that kidney donors had a higher risk of gestational hypertensive disorders in a later pregnancy.
These disorders involve high blood pressure during pregnancy.
Complications were rare overall, despite the higher risk among donors.
The finding is an association and does not show that donation caused the disorders.
The study provides information about a possible risk for women considering kidney donation.
A Canadian matched cohort study found that kidney donation was associated with a higher risk of gestational hypertensive disorders in later pregnancies.
The complications were rare overall, according to the report.
- Who
- Women who donated a kidney and later became pregnant.
- What
- Kidney donation was associated with a higher risk of gestational hypertensive disorders during a subsequent pregnancy.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- The study was conducted in Canada.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Study design
- Canadian matched cohort study
- Reported association
- Kidney donation and higher risk of gestational hypertensive disorders in a later pregnancy
- Overall frequency
- Complications were rare overall
- Publication date
- 2026-10-22