Successful pregnancy and cesarean delivery in a tetraplegic, home-invasively-mechanically-ventilated patient - case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pregnancies are rare in patients with severely disabilitating spinal cord injuries (SCI) but increasing alongside social awareness concerning reproductive equality. Physicians should be aware of several potential complications during pregnancy and delivery, particularly autonomic dysreflexia.

Case presentation

We report a successful pregnancy of a 32-year-old woman with a severe SCI at the C2 level (C1-4 ASIA Impairment Scale grade A) and total dependency on home invasive mechanical ventilation (HIMV), an extremely rare treatment. An elective cesarean section was chosen as the delivery mode at 34 + 0 weeks of gestation. Both the mother and the child recovered well.

Discussion

Severe spinal cord injury and dependency on mechanical ventilation are not absol

SUBMITTER: Jernman R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9240012 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature