5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  A study found lower rates of cerebrospinal fluid shunt complications during pregnancy compared to previous literature.

• 2

  The retrospective cohort study analyzed 85 pregnancies in 60 women with cerebrospinal fluid shunts placed before pregnancy.

• 3

  No shunt malfunctions occurred during pregnancy, and the postpartum shunt revision rate was 5.9% within 6 months of delivery.

• 4

  The cesarean delivery rate was 60%, with 23.5% attributed to clinician concerns about the shunt.

• 5

  The infant survival rate was 98.9%, and 82.4% of deliveries were full-term.