Management of a pregnant paraplegic patient in a rehabilitation center.
As the population of paraplegic women of child-bearing age increases, the psychiatrist may be more frequently called on to care for pregnant women. Pregnancy in a paraplegic patient can be accompanied by many serious medical problems including autonomic dysreflexia, anemia, decubitus ulcers, urinary tract infections, and premature labor. This is a case report of a successful pregnancy in a spinal cord injured woman who was managed at a rehabilitation center throughout her entire pregnancy, despite developing the multiple complications described above.
D000328:Adult; D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000188:drug therapy; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000628:therapy; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal / Q000628:therapy; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy