**2. Acute kidney injury in pregnancy**

Certain renal diseases are common in pregnancy. (Ananth Karumanchi,S 2007, Schrier RW 1997). Incidence of AKI in pregnancy is 1:20,000 and comprises 25% of AKI in developing countries with substantial mortality . Acute renal failure in pregnancy can be induced by any of the disorders leading to renal failure in the general population, such as acute tubular necrosis due to infection, glomerulonephritis related to lupus, or drug toxicity. There are, however, pregnancy complications characteristic of each trimester that can result in renal failure.
