Pregnancy and childbirth in a patient with spinal muscular atrophy

В. N. Novikov; Новиков Б. Н.; К. A. Sokolov; Соколов К. А.; М. S. Smolina; Смолина М. С.; V. G. Vakharlovsky; Вахарловский В. Г.

doi:10.17816/JOWD82498

Pregnancy and childbirth in a patient with spinal muscular atrophy

Authors: Novikov В.N.¹, Sokolov К.A.¹, Smolina М.S.¹, Vakharlovsky V.G.²
Affiliations:
1. State Medical University named after academician I.P. Pavlova
2. Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology named after D.O. Ott
Issue: Vol 54, No 2 (2005)
Pages: 104-107
Section: Articles
URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/jowd/article/view/82498
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/JOWD82498
ID: 82498

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A pregnancy and labour description is given for a 1st group disabled person suffering from the genetically confirmed spinal muscular atrophy type II (SMA type II). Statistically, the risk for the infant being born with SMA is less then 0,5 %. No serious complications were identified during the pregnancy; the Caesarean section was performed during the delivery. Considering the substantial atrophy of the muscular system, myorelaxants were excluded during the followed anaesthesia. A male infant was extracted without genetic pathologies, weighting 1900 g, 40 cm long, scored 7/7 by the Apgar scale. State social and community organizations provided aid in caring for the baby.