Cystic fibrosis and pregnancy – literature review
Journal Title: Annales Academiae Medicae Silesiensis - Year 2016, Vol 70, Issue
Abstract
This paper reviews the literature on the course of pregnancy how to sustaining it as well as delivery in women with diagnosed Cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a recessive autosomal disease occurring mostly among Caucasians. 1500 cases of the disease have been recorded in Poland and almost 70.000 people around the world suffer from it. The latest research shows that the average life span is 30 and is growing steadily due to proper diagnostics and appropriate treatment. A particular challenge for medicine is to sustain pregnancy in women with diagnosed CF. The paper collects and summarizes reccomendations for sustaining pregnancy and for childbirth in CF patients.
Authors and Affiliations
Patrycja Krawczyk, Urszula Sioma-Markowska, Dominika Krówka, Mariola Machura, Sylwia Kubaszewska, Violetta Skrzypulec-Plinta
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