Citation

Pearce C, Martin SR. Obstet. Gynecol. Clin. North Am. 2016; 43(4): 791-808.

Affiliation

Southern Colorado Maternal Fetal Medicine, Colorado Springs, CO, USA; Maternal Fetal Medicine Services, Centura South State, Colorado Springs, CO, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ogc.2016.07.008

PMID

27816161

Abstract

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.

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Language: en