Pregnancy following poliomyelitis.
A review of forty-nine pregnancies in thirty-seven patients who had previously suffered from poliomyelitis found that obstetric complications were proportional to the clinical disabilities of the patient. A simple test of unilateral weight-bearing gives a good clue as to whether pelvic asymmetry is present.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010388:Pelvis / Q000503:physiopathology; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000150:complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000150:complications