title: Maternal intensive care.
abstract: The evolution of a maternal intensive care unit (ICU) is described and the management of the patients treated over a 10-month period is outlined. The principles, practice and methods of intensive care for the parturient are discussed.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications; D009775:Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D013223:Statistics as Topic