A Pregnant Woman with Spina Bifida: Need for a Multidisciplinary Labor Plan

Mary Angela O'Neal1

  • 1Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.

Frontiers in Medicine
|October 31, 2017
PubMed

Women with spina bifida present both obstetrical and anesthesia challenges. They are more likely to require a caesarian delivery and traditionally neuraxial anesthesia has been avoided due to concerns of worsening neurologic disability. The case of a pregnant woman with a history of a surgically corrected lipomeningocele and tethered cord is presented to illustrate the need for a comprehensive labor plan.