Outcome of pregnancy and childbirth following laryngectomy.
OBJECTIVE
Pregnancy and delivery in two laryngectomized women.


RESULTS
One woman had a pregnancy complicated by hypothyroidism and stenosis of the tracheostoma, she was delivered by cesarean section. The other had an uneventful pregnancy and a spontaneous vaginal delivery.


CONCLUSIONS
Individualized handling of the delivery. By modifying the technique of bearing down spontaneous vaginal delivery is possible.
Albrechtsen
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Bergen, Norway.
Julseth
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Olofsson
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Dalaker
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002585:Cesarean Section; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D007825:Laryngectomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D014139:Tracheostomy; D014621:Vagina