Abstract
Most women with spinal cord injuries (SCI) resume normal reproductive function, can have sexual relationships, and become pregnant. Pregnancy is not contraindicated in women with SCI, but pregnant women with acute or chronic SCI pose unique challenges for perinatal health care providers. The normal physiologic changes of pregnancy may predispose women with SCI to potentially life-threatening complications, including autonomic hyperreflexia, pyelonephritis, respiratory insufficiency, thrombophlebitis, and unattended delivery of the infant. This article reviews the effect of SCI on female reproduction, pregnancy, and labor, and summarizes the treatment of the pregnant woman with a spinal cord injury.
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