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This 4 page paper summarizes two journal articles with regard to high-risk pregnancy. It discusses the problems with using immunosuppressant drugs in such cases; it also discusses the way in which women use their spiritual beliefs to help them cope with high-risk situations. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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after they have had an organ transplant. Women who have had transplants and grafts and who then become pregnant are still fairly rare, but the number is growing. However, because
their systems are already compromised, pregnancy in women who have had transplants are complex and challenging (Linscott, 1996). This is especially true in women who have had grafts: "Pregnancy has
the potential to affect graft function, and the underlying disease has the potential to affect the pregnancy. Immunosuppressive therapy needs to be monitored closely because of potential adverse effects on
pregnancy" (Linscott, 1995, p. 44). Linscotts article is a literature review of articles on "immunosuppressive therapy and pregnancy" (1995, p. 44). She begins by observing that women entering a transplant
program should receive counseling with regard to "birth control, pregnancy risks, and long-term implications for mother and infant" (Linscott, 1995, p. 45). Women who choose to become pregnant should receive
counseling; they should be told the sort of problems they might encounter during pregnancy, the "realistic prognosis for long-term survival of the mother, and the possible effects of immunosuppressive therapy
on the mother and fetus" (Linscott, 1995, p. 45). If a transplant recipient has an unplanned pregnancy, she should receive counseling that points out the risks as well as possible
termination options (Linscott, 1996). After this general introduction, Linscott discusses the problems associated with pregnancy in women who have undergone various kinds of transplants. She notes that most graft studies
have been done on renal transplant patients, and that pregnancy in these women has had a number of adverse outcomes, including "preterm birth, intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), small for gestational
age (SGA) newborn, and low birth weight (LBW) newborn" (Linscott, 1995, p. 45). The percentage of each outcome varies, but SGA may be as high as 80% (Linscott, 1996). Very
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