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Obstet Gynecol
; 97(5 Pt 2): 802-3, 2001 May.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11336757
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Women with spinal cord injuries are at risk for autonomic hyperreflexia during labor. CASE: A 36-year-old woman, gravida 4, para 2, abortus 1, with a spinal cord injury and a positive antibody screen result had had a previous pregnancy complicated by autonomic hyperreflexia during labor. Autonomic hyperreflexia did not occur during serial amniocenteses and fetal transfusions for isoimmunization or intrapartum. CONCLUSION: Intrauterine procedures and vaginal delivery were accomplished without autonomic hyperreflexia in this pregnancy. Intrauterine procedures and vaginal delivery might be done safely in women with histories of autonomic hyperreflexia.