Kidney diseases

Referral criteria

Kidney disease conditions for consideration of referral for an opinion, advice or MMC led care.

For women requiring MMC led care they are managed in the specialist joint Kidney/ Obstetric clinic on Thursdays mornings at the RVI or at the regional unit at JCUH

Lead Maternal Medicine Obstetrician- Dr K Hodson

Lead Obstetric Nephrologist- Dr L Baines

JCUH Kidney/Obstetric Clinic

Lead Maternal Medicine Obstetrician- Dr D Meneni

Lead Nephrologist- Dr S Kardasz

Clinical resources

UK Kidney Association- Clinical practice guideline pregnancy and renal disease- Pregnancy and Renal Disease | UK Kidney Association

International society of nephrology- Pregnancy and kidney disease- upskilling kidney health professionalsPregnancy and Kidney Disease – International Society of Nephrology

Patient Information

Kidney Care UK- Pregnancy and chronic kidney diseasePregnancy and chronic kidney disease | Kidney Care UK

Polycystic Kidney disease Charity- ADPKD and pregnancy-ADPKD and pregnancy

Category A
Local expertise
Category B
Review, advice and guidance from maternal medicine centre
Category C
Care led by maternal medicine centre
Single kidneyLupus nephritis in remission or on treatmentActive lupus nephritis
Non-Lupus glomerulonephritis/ tubulointerstitial nephritis
- Not on immunosuppression
- Stable CKD stage 1-2 and uPCR <100 or uACR <30 and BP <140/90
Non-lupus glomerulonephritis/ tubulointerstitial nephritis:
-On immunosuppression OR
-Pre-pregnancy CKD stage 3 OR
-uPCR ≥100 or uACR ≥ 30 OR
-BP >140/90
Pre-pregnancy CKD stages 4 and 5
Kidney stonesKidney transplantCombined kidney-pancreas transplant
Recurrent UTI (no immunosuppression)Recurrent UTI on immunosuppressionDialysis
Reflux nephropathy with normal kidney functionReflux nephropathy with abnormal kidney functionNew renal vasculitis in pregnancy and vasculitis on immunosuppresion
ADPKD with normal kidney functionADPKD with abnormal kidney functionScleroderma renal crisis
AKI responding to treatmentAKI not responding to treatment or not resolving post-partum
AKI due to pre-eclampsia resolved post-partumPrevious renal vasculitis in remission, no longer on treatment
Previous urinary tract reconstructive surgery
Kidney disease requiring biologic treatment
Progressive kidney disease in pregnancy
Kidney disease on biologic treatment