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Intravenous nitroglycerin in obstetrics: a new indication

P Dessard1, G d'Halluin, J B de Meeûs

  • 1Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Medicine, University Hospital Jean Bernard, Poitiers, France.

Intravenous nitroglycerin has been reported to be efficient in various emergency obstetric situations. We report here the first case of intravenous nitroglycerin use in a 20-week pregnant woman with abruptio placentae and hypertonia leading to in utero fetal death and difficult delivery.

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