Beneficial Effect of Delivery in a Patient With Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome

H1N1 novel influenza A in pregnant and immunocompromised patients

“…Pregnancy has a number of effects on maternal respiratory physiology, and these changes, as well as anecdotal reports, may suggest that delivery of the pregnant patient with respiratory failure will result in improvement in the mother's condition (25). However, two case series (26,27) addressing this issue have not found a consistent benefit to the mother.…”

Cardiopulmonary complications of pregnancy

“…Adequate maternal oxygen saturation is essential for fetal well-being, and fetal delivery may benefit both the mother and the fetus (78). Survival appears to be as good as or better than that in the general population, possibly because of their young age, lack of comorbidity, and the reversibility of many of the predisposing conditions (79).…”