Ricky Lee Langley1. 1. 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
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To review reported bites by venomous snakes in pregnant women. METHODS: This is a review of Medline/PubMed articles on venomous snakebites occurring during pregnancy reported in the English literature from 1966 to May 2009. RESULTS: Two 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%. CONCLUSIONS: Although 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.
OBJECTIVE: To review reported bites by venomous snakes in pregnant women. METHODS: This is a review of Medline/PubMed articles on venomous snakebites occurring during pregnancy reported in the English literature from 1966 to May 2009. RESULTS: Two 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%. CONCLUSIONS: Although 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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