title: Nursing care of the sickle cell anemic patient in labor.
abstract: Women with sickle cell anemia have many specialized problems during labor and delivery. A description of the disease and how it affects women during the intrapartum period is presented. Also, the management of potential problems during labor and delivery is described.
mesh_terms: D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000451:nursing; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000451:nursing*; D011295:Prenatal Care