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Liver transplanted in pregnant woman a first in Taiwan

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Radio Taiwan Internatinal
Date: 19 August, 2019
By: Leslie Liao

Mo Shan-ting (second from right) underwent a liver transplant while three months pregnant. The case was the first of its kind in Taiwan.

Taiwan saw its very first liver transplant in a pregnant woman. Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital announced that the procedure took place recently. It is the first case of its kind in Taiwan. The benefactor Mo Shan-ting was a hepatitis B carrier who suffered acute liver failure last year.

Mo learned of her ailment three months after getting pregnant, and was told that her condition would turn critical within two weeks. Luckily, Mo received a liver donation, which spared both her and her child’s life. Mo went on to successfully give birth to her daughter.    [FULL  STORY]

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