Pregnancy after cancer : FIGO Best practice advice

Abstract

Advances in cancer care have led to a growing number of cancer survivors globally. As cancer increasingly affects women and people of reproductive age, more individuals will be experiencing pregnancy after completing cancer treatment. This Best Practice Advice manuscript describes the epidemiology of pregnancy after cancer, recommended clinical evaluation before pregnancy, key components of pregnancy care for cancer survivors, considerations for delivery planning and postpartum care, and suggested steps for future health and prevention.

Description

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT : Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analyzed in this study.

Keywords

Cancer, Radiotherapy, Prematurity, Pregnancy, Childhood and adolescent, Cancer survivors, Chemotherapy, Cancer survivorship

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG-03: Good health and well-being

Citation

Maxwell, C., Adam, S., Bergman, L. et al. 2025, 'Pregnancy after cancer : FIGO Best practice advice', International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, vol. 169, no. 3, pp. 1119-1126, doi : 10.1002/ijgo.70139.