Pregnancy: Immunosuppression
Commons · Question 45787 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Rosie Duffield
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
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 28 Apr 2025
Some 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 ...