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SUBMITTER: Maule SP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7403543 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Maule Sophie P SP Ashworth Danielle C DC Blakey Hannah H Osafo Charlotte C Moturi Morara M Chappell Lucy C LC Bramham Kate K Milln Jack J
Kidney international reports 20200526 8
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with adverse maternal and fetal outcomes and is reported to affect up to 3% of women of reproductive age in high-income countries, but estimated prevalence may be as much as 50% higher in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). All pregnancy complications occur much more frequently in women in LMICs compared with those in high-income countries. Given the anticipated high prevalence of CKD in women of reproductive age and high rates of maternal and feta ...[more]