[Pregnancy planning and follow-up of a pregnant woman with sickle cell disease]

Abstract

Pregnancy is a high-risk situation in sickle cell patients, both for the mother and the foetus. It considerably increases the risk of an acute complication (vaso-occlusive crisis, acute chest syndrome, infection, thrombosis) of sickle cell disease. In addition, this condition increases the risk of placental vascular complications (in utero growth retardation, pre-eclampsia, retroplacental haematoma and in utero foetal death).

Keywords: acute complication; complication aiguë; complication obstétricale; drépanocytose; grossesse à risque; obstetric complication; risky pregnancy; sickle cell disease.