Use of I.C.U. for Childbirth: Obstetric Intensive Care Unit (I.C.U.)

Applying the Intensive Care Unit (l.C.U.) Ap· proac'.1 t:) 0Jstetric_; requires a concentration of equipments, procedures and trained personnel that enables Fetal - Maternal indices to be evaluated in muc'.1 detail than the usual and conventional clinical methods.  This method is particularly appropriate for all obstetric patients identified as being at Risk.  These include women with :  - Diabetes -- Hypertension - Cardiac Complication - RH incompatibility - Renal disorders and indeed any history of reproductive difficulty such as Spontaneous abor­tions, Eclampsia or unexplained stilbirth.  But whether this approach may be appropriate for all deliveries is suggested by the findings that perinatal mortality among Monitored High-Risk (H.R) patients is infact slightly lower that among Unmonitored essentially normal (Low-Risk) women.