Abdominal pregnancy in a low-resource setting

Obstet Gynecol. 2015 May;125(5):1039-1041. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000706.

Abstract

Background: Abdominal pregnancies are rare types of ectopic pregnancies with high rates of maternal mortality and morbidity when encountered anywhere in the world. Combining such high-risk pregnancy with the limitations found in a low-resource setting can lead to increased complications, which can be more difficult to manage.

Case: A 21-year-old woman, gravida 2 para 1001, at 36 weeks of gestation presented with a complicated abdominal pregnancy in Cameroon. The patient was followed through multiple complicated surgeries and medical treatments, including chemotherapy, until final resolution and complete recovery.

Conclusion: This case highlights known complications of advanced abdominal pregnancy, including blood loss and infection. It also emphasizes limitations within the low-resource setting, which can independently add to the patient's morbidity and complicate management, and demonstrates examples of approaches that can be used aid management decisions within low-resource areas.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cameroon
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Developing Countries
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Outcome
  • Pregnancy, Abdominal / therapy*
  • Pregnancy, High-Risk*
  • Puerperal Disorders / therapy*
  • Young Adult