%0 Journal Article
%T Spina bifida in pregnancy: A review of the evidence for preconception, antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care
%A Kenga Sivarajah
%A Radha Sabaratnam
%A Sophie Relph
%A Spyros Bakalis
%J Obstetric Medicine
%@ 1753-4968
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1753495X18769221
%X Women with spina bifida in pregnancy require complex multi-disciplinary management. Most women have uncomplicated pregnancies; however, complications are more frequent than in ¡®low risk¡¯ pregnancies. Careful antenatal planning and management of the complications can optimise outcome. There are currently no guidelines on the management of pregnant women with spina bifida, but there is a growing body of evidence from case reports and series examining the antenatal and postnatal course of these women. In this review, we examine the available literature and provide a framework on the prenatal counselling, antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal management of pregnant women with spina bifida
%K Spina bifida
%K neural tube defects
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1753495X18769221