Successful pregnancy and delivery in a woman with achondroplasia Authors Nasira Tasnim Madeeha Ghani Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan Suresh Kumar Department of Anesthesia, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan Shumaila Naeem Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan Sobia Luqman Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.222 Abstract Abstract Achondroplasia is a common form of dwarfism occurring in one out of 25,000 of live births. These patients present many problems during pregnancy and at the time of the delivery. The anaesthetist may also face several difficulties for both general and regional anaesthesia. The aim of this case report is to discuss various obstetric and anaesthetic considerations in such patients and ways to manage the difficulties. A 29-year-old woman expecting her first child, with achondroplasia —height of just 3’2’’ (98 centimetres) — at 31 weeks of gestation, presented to our OPD for antenatal visit on May 15, 2018. Her successful elective lower segment caesarean section was performed on June 25, 2018 at 37 weeks in view of contracted pelvis under general anaesthesia. Continuous... Downloads Full Text Article Published 2020-10-17 How to Cite Nasira Tasnim, Madeeha Ghani, Suresh Kumar, Shumaila Naeem, & Sobia Luqman. (2020). Successful pregnancy and delivery in a woman with achondroplasia. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.222 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue A Head of Print Section Case Report License Copyright (c) 2020 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.