Pregnancy Complications - Maternal

Examples* of Maternal Complications


Respiratory compromise
          asthma, restrictive lung disease, tuberculosis, cystic fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension

Cardiovascular compromise
          myocardial infarction, hypertension, cardiomyopathy, endocarditis, coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, congenital or structural maternal cardiac lesions, arrhythmia

Thromboembolic disease
         deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolus, thrombophilia

Neurologic disease
          intracranial hemorrhage, stroke, epilepsy, diabetes insipidus, cerebral vascular malformations, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, peripheral neuropathy, myotonic dystrophy, pseudotumor cerebri, neurocysticercosis, tumor

Trauma

Gastrointestinal disease
           hepatitis (acute or chronic), pancreatitis, cholecystitis, cholestasis, severe hyperemesis,inflammatory bowel disease, acute fatty liver

Renal disease
          glomerulonephritis, chronic renal insufficiency, renal failure, nephrotic syndrome, renal transplant

Endocrine disease
          type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus, gestational diabetes, thyroid dysfunction, parathyroid disease,prolactinoma, pheochromocytoma, Addison’s disease

Hematologic disease
          von Willebrand’s disease, hemoglobinopathies (sickle cell, thalassemia or combinations), leukemia, severe and/or aplastic anemia, disseminated intravascular coagulation, immune thrombocytopenic purpura, coagulopathies

Autoimmune disease
          systemic lupus erythematosus, other connective tissue disorders, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, myasthenia gravis, immune deficiencies

Infectious disease
          HIV, acute varicella, toxoplasmosis, cytomegalovirus, parvovirus

Malignancy

* This list describes many common complications that are often considered high-risk; there may be other diseases or conditions which require specialized care .