title: Obstructive sleep apnoea during pregnancy requiring tracheostomy.
abstract: The case is presented as an unusual example of the benefit of tracheostomy during pregnancy in a patient with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shropshire.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hastie
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Prowse
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Perks
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Atkins
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Blunt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000601:surgery*; D014139:Tracheostomy