Tag: pregnancy and CKD

It took a strong woman to pioneer research in the field of women’s health and certainly Dr Susan Hou was one. During her career, she worked tirelessly to help us understand chronic kidney disease (CKD) and pregnancy; let’s not forget those were the times when “Children of women with renal disease used to be born dangerously or not at all – not at all if their doctors had their way.” Nowadays, although many unanswered questions remain, we have much more knowledge to guide us through the counseling and care of women with CKD who desire to become mothers, as reviewed by Oliverio et al. Read the full blog here.