01250nas a2200181 4500000000100000008004100001260004600042653001500088653001400103100000800117700000800125245004000133856005600173300001200229490000600241520080700247022001401054 2019 d bHeighten Science Publications Corporation 10 aSnakebites 10 aPregnancy 1 aG M 1 aG O 00 aSnake envenomation during pregnancy uhttps://www.heighpubs.org/cjog/pdf/cjog-aid1039.pdf a150-155 0 v2 3 aBackground: We report our experience with management and treatment of pregnant women who were admitted at our institution for snake envenomation.
Methods: We reviewed the charts and recorded the management, treatment, and outcome of 51 pregnant women admitted to our high-risk obstetric service with a diagnosis of snakebite.
Results: One patient experienced spontaneous abortion, 2 had intrauterine fetal death due to placental abruption, 2 delivered malformed babies, 1 had premature birth of twins with low birthweight. There were no maternal deaths.
Conclusion: Snake-venom poisoning in pregnancy is a complex medical emergency that involves complications at the site of the bite and may also involve dysfunction of multiple organ systems in both mother and fetus. a2640-2890