title: Management of pregnancy in mothers with spina bifida.
abstract: Pregnancy complicated because of maternal spina bifida remains uncommon. With more aggressive surgical management in the 1960s these patients are now in adulthood and achieving pregnancies. In this series all four patients were delivered by caesarean section. As most patients have undergone extensive urological surgery great care is required at operation to avoid trauma to the urinary tract.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008591:Meningomyelocele; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012008:Recurrence; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents