[Free Full Text] Abnormal pelvic morphology and high cervical length are responsible for high-risk pregnancies in women displaying achondroplasia

This letter reports a case of a spontaneous pregnancy on a woman with achondroplasia and describes the risks of pregnancies in women with achondroplasia, since there is little information on the subject available.

Vivanti, A. J., Cordier, A.-G., Baujat, G., & Benachi, A. (2016). Abnormal pelvic morphology and high cervical length are responsible for high-risk pregnancies in women displaying achondroplasia. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 11, 166. http://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-016-0529-5.

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"Pregnancies of women displaying achondroplasia are at high risk of adverse events. Early sonographic assessment of affected women can indicate an unusually long cervical length. It is the consequence of pathological anatomy of the pelvis. Thus, there is a foreseeable dystocia owing to cephalopelvic disproportion. Furthermore, this situation could also complicate cervical ripening prior to fetal extraction."