title: Trauma in pregnancy.
abstract: Care of the pregnant trauma patient requires knowledge of the mechanism of injury, understanding the physiological changes of pregnancy, assessing fetal maturity and stability, and close teamwork among emergency, trauma, obstetric and pediatric services.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Denver General Hospital, Colorado.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Neufeld
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Marx
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rosen
mesh_terms: D002585:Cesarean Section; D004630:Emergencies; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005260:Female; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000502:physiology; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*