Aim: The objectives of our survey were to determine the frequency of trauma associated to pregnancy in our service, to describe types of lesions and the maternal and fetal complications.
Material and methods: It is about a descriptive retrospective survey that spreads on a period of 63 months going from March 2002 to Jun 2007. We recorded all cases of trauma associated to pregnancy whatever the term of pregnancy. The parameters studied have been: admission mode, circumstances of intervening, gravida, parity, pregnancy age, delivery route and materno-fetal prognosis. We have used χ² test to appreciate relationship between variables studied, the significant doorstep has been P value < 5%.
Results: During the period of the survey we recorded 152 cases of trauma associated to pregnancy and 8016 emergency consultations is a frequency of 1.90%. In 3 cases on 4 (115 cases, 75.66%), the age of pregnancy was at least equal to 12 weeks. We noted 13.16% of unevolutive pregnancy; 13.83% of case of abortion and 15.13% of childbirth witch 5 by cesarean section. The main lesions more associated were: bruises (41.28%), the fractures of the pelvic (25.64%), the rachis fractures (10.26%) and the cranial trauma (12.82%), 6.58% (10 cases) of patients are died.
Conclusion: Trauma in pregnant women often generate polymorphic lesions. Their complications can be serious dragging sometimes maternal and or fetal death. Their management is always multidisciplinary.