Abstract:
Pregnancy related acute kidney injury (PrAKI) is a relatively rare syndrome, and is associated with many pregnancy-unique
diseases. Due to the physiological changes of pregnancy, PrAKI is difficult to diagnose, hard to predict and often diagnosed
after significant damage to the kidney has manifest. In developing countries, the incidence is increased and the outcomes
are poorer. Long term consequences to the mother are severe and underappreciated. An understanding of PrAKI can only
be achieved once the dynamic physiological changes of pregnancy are understood and merged with insight into acute
kidney injury.
