THIS PAPER and the subsequent papers on " The Illness of Trauma " and" Blood Volume Studies in Acute Injury" are based on a programme of combined clinical and laboratory study which is the work of a team rather than of the individuals who have prepared particular papers. The team included members of the clinical staff of the Birmingham Accident Hospital and research staff of the
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in pregnancy causes significant maternal and fetal morbidity. There is currently no consensus on recommendations for overall management in pregnancies complicated by pulmonary arterial hypertension. We recommend institutions help build a multidisciplinary team with knowledge about pulmonary arterial hypertension to coordinate care during pregnancy, at delivery and in the postpartum period. The purpose of this article is to highlight some of the challenges in caring for these women, review the literature and help guide care teams by outlining our management process for 5 pregnant patients with WHO Group 1 pulmonary arterial hypertension on epoprostenol.
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