척추후만곡증과 임신

Abstract

From January. 1980, to April. 1993, 21 cases of kyphoscoliosis associated with pregnancy were experienced at Keimyung University Hospital and their clinical characteristics were analysed. During this period, the frequency of kyphoscoliosis associated with preg­nancy was 1 to 1877 deliveries. Mean height and weight of mother were 139.6 cm and 44.6 kg respectively. The causes of kyphoscoliosis were noted that trauma in 10, poliomye­litis in 3, congenital in 2, rickets in 1 and unknown in 5. The three patients were delivered vaginally and eighteen patients were delivered by Cesarean section between 36 and 41 weeks. The mean birth weight was 2829 gm. One of twenty-one babies showed intrauterine fetal death. Postpartum cardiomyopathy developed in two patients and were managed conser­vatively, but non died because of cardiac failure.