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. 2017 Jul 13:3:17041.
doi: 10.1038/scsandc.2017.41. eCollection 2017.

Consequences of traumatic spinal cord injury during pregnancy in Pakistan

Aatik Arsh  1 , Haider Darain  2 , Syed Muhammad Ilyas  3 , Amir Zeb  4
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Consequences of traumatic spinal cord injury during pregnancy in Pakistan

Aatik Arsh et al. Spinal Cord Ser Cases. .

Abstract

Introduction: Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of the major causes for poor outcomes of pregnancy. Injury during pregnancy is uncommon; therefore, outcome data are scarce. This case series presents outcomes of pregnancy in five women who sustained SCI during their pregnancies.

Case presentation: Five women who sustained SCIs during pregnancy (age range: 24-38 years) were identified and included in this case series. The causes of SCI in this population were fall from heights (cases 1 and 2), road traffic accidents (cases 3 and 4) and firearm injury (case 5). Two of the females were managed conservatively (cases 1 and 5) and the rest underwent surgical procedures for fixing their spine. Out of these patients, four patients delivered normal healthy babies, while the baby of one patient died within 1 hour after delivery.

Discussion: Limited data about the outcomes of pregnancy in women who sustained SCIs during pregnancy are available in the literature. The outcomes of pregnancy in women who sustained SCIs during the first trimester are not satisfactory, and special attention may be needed to improve the expected outcomes. Data from our study show similar findings to developed countries.

Keywords: Health care; Risk factors.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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