MUSCULOSKELETAL

DISORDER AND PREGNANCY

A WOMAN WITH SCOLIOSIS
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• Scoliosis is the lateral curve of the spine.

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• If left uncorrected, scoliosis would
progress until it causes deformity, with
interferences in respiration and heart
functions due to chest compression.
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• Pelvic distortion may interfere with

birth, especially at the pelvic inlet, and
administration of epidural or spinal 
anesthesia is difficult.
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• Scoliosis is more noticeable in girls at the

ages of 12 to 14 years old, so it is
recommended that they wear a body
brace to maintain an erect posture.
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• The body brace cannot be worn

during the last half of pregnancy,
however, while have surgically
implanted rods placed on both
sides of the vertebrae.
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• Surgically implanted rods do not interfere

with pregnancy, and the back pain that the
women with steel rods experience is also
similar to the ones experienced by the
average woman.
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• Pelvic
distortion and cephalopelvic
disproportion could happen with
scoliosis, so cesarean birth is
necessary.
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• Vaginal birth could be permitted

with close monitoring of the labor
 process.