Trauma and Considerations Unique to Pregnancy.
Trauma complicates 6% to 7% of all pregnancies and requires multidisciplinary education and training for both trauma and obstetric teams to achieve the best outcome. It is important to understand the mechanisms of certain adverse maternal and fetal/neonatal outcomes incurred as a result of trauma, as well as caveats to pregnancy physiology that make some injuries more likely and detection of maternal compromise more difficult. This article focuses on these caveats and how to incorporate these into ongoing trauma protocols and offers suggestions for the formation of obstetric trauma response team.
Southern Colorado Maternal Fetal Medicine, Colorado Springs, CO, USA; Outreach Services, Centura South State, Colorado Springs, CO, USA. Electronic address: cpearce@southerncoloradomfm.com.
Christy
C
Pearce
Southern Colorado Maternal Fetal Medicine, Colorado Springs, CO, USA; Maternal Fetal Medicine Services, Centura South State, Colorado Springs, CO, USA.
Stephanie R
SR
Martin
D002985:Clinical Protocols; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010346:Patient Care Management / Q000379:methods*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
Physiology; Pregnancy; Protocol; Trauma