• Wilderness Environ Med · Mar 2010

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    Snakebite during pregnancy: a literature review.

    • Ricky Lee Langley.
    • Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, NC 27699, USA. rick.langley@ncmail.net
    • Wilderness Environ Med. 2010 Mar 1;21(1):54-60.

    ObjectiveTo review reported bites by venomous snakes in pregnant women.MethodsThis is a review of Medline/PubMed articles on venomous snakebites occurring during pregnancy reported in the English literature from 1966 to May 2009.ResultsTwo hundred thirteen venomous snakebites were reported in pregnant women. The overall case-fatality rate in the pregnant females was approximately 4%, and the fetal loss rate was approximately 20%.ConclusionsAlthough rare, venomous bites and stings during pregnancy may have a significant adverse effect on the fetus as well as the mother.Copyright (c) 2010 Wilderness Medical Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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