title: Management of pregnancy in a patient with severe haemophilia A.
abstract: Haemophilia A is a bleeding disorder that has a spectrum of manifestations ranging from persistent bleeding after minor trauma to spontaneous haemorrhage. As an X-linked disease, it has a rare occurrence in females. We report a case of a pregnant patient with severe haemophilia A, who received epidural analgesia during labour. The prepartum, intrapartum and postpartum care of a patient with such a bleeding diathesis is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York Presbyterian Hospital, 525 East 68th Street, Room M-323, New York, NY 10021, USA. panchalidhar@msn.com
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dhar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abramovitz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: DiMichele
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Gibb
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gadalla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015360:Analgesia, Epidural / Q000379:methods*; D016362:Analgesia, Obstetrical / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000628:therapy*; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods