Obstetric aspects in women with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, and congenital myopathies

S Rudnik-Schöneborn, B Glauner, D Röhrig… - Archives of …, 1997 - jamanetwork.com
Objective: To increase the knowledge about pregnancy and delivery in women with certain
muscle diseases, which is important for obstetric management and family planning of
affected women. Design: The obstetric histories of patients with facioscapulohumeral (FSH)
muscular dystrophy, limbgirdle (LG) muscular dystrophy, and congenital myopathies (CM)
were retrospectively evaluated using questionnaires and medical reports. Patients: The
condition of 27 patients with different myopathies (FSH muscular dystrophy, n= 11; LG …