Pregnancy during Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to evaluate pregnancy during war-time deployment.


METHODS
A retrospective review of gynecology visits was evaluated at Camp Doha, Kuwait, from August 2003 through April 2004. Of the 1,737 visits, 77 demonstrated a positive pregnancy test. These charts were evaluated for factors that may lead to important information for future deployments.


RESULTS
The average age of the female soldier with a positive pregnancy test in theater was 27 +/- 7 years. The primary presenting complaint was amenorrhea. Ninety-two percent had an ultrasound. Fifty-four percent of visits were active duty, followed by Reserve, National Guard, and civilian government employees. Ninety-two percent were administratively redeployed. Seventy-seven percent of the soldiers became pregnant in country. Twenty-three percent arrived in country pregnant.


CONCLUSIONS
Given the number of pregnancies before and during deployment, current screening procedures as well as new concepts in prevention need to be addressed.
Albright
Todd S
TS
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307, USA.
Gehrich
Alan P
AP
Wright
Johnnie
J
Lettieri
Christine F
CF
Dunlow
Susan G
SG
Buller
Jerome L
JL
D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007493:Iraq; D007730:Kuwait; D008875:Middle Aged; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014481:United States; D014857:Warfare; D014932:Women's Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*