Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 45787
Pregnancy: Immunosuppression
Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 28 April 2025
Question
Rosie Duffield
Independent — Canterbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of taking immunosuppressant drugs in cases of pregnancy after organ transplant on babies in utero.
Answer
Ashley DaltonSome immunosuppressive drugs are known to cause a structural or functional change in the foetus, known as teratogenic drugs, and so this is a critical area of concern in transplant medicine, and discussion with a patient’s transplant team is important to ...
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