Monday, April 16, 2012

Pregnancy and Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy in the Literature

I'm a nurse, so I needed "official" publications from the medical world to satisfy my search for information in making an informed decision.  This is a list of the literature I found using PubMed.  If you do not have access, ask your provider to supply you with these articles.

(1992) Pregnancy in a quadraplegic patient treated with continuous intrathecal baclofen infusion to manage her severe spasticity

(1997) Labour pain management in a parturient with an implanted intrathecal pump

(2000) Pregnancy outcome in a woman exposed to continuous intrathecal baclofen infusion

(2001) Intrathecal baclofen for severe tetanus in a pregnant woman

(2003) Intrathecal baclofen pump implantation during pregnancy

(2008) The safety of baclofen in pregnancy- intrathecal therapy in multiple sclerosis

(2009) Epidural analgesia in labor for a woman with an intrathecal baclofen pump

(2009) Intrathecal Baclofen Administration During Pregnancy- A Case Series and Focused Clinical Review

(2009) Intrathecal baclofen and pregnancy- Implications for clinical care

(2010) Intrathecal baclofen pump – a viable therapeutic option in pregnancy

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