Case Report
Volume: 4 | Issue: 11 | Published: Nov 14, 2020 | Pages: 387 - 389 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1590635137
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome and pregnancy - a case report
Authors: Priyanka H. Krishnaswamy , Louise Howarth , Rohit Arora
Article Info
Authors
Priyanka H. Krishnaswamy
Registrar in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Honorary Clinical Lecturer, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Govan, Glasgow
Louise Howarth
Registrar in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Wythenshawe, United Kingdom
Rohit Arora
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and Honorary Senior Clinical lecturer, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Wythenshawe, United Kingdom
Publication History
Received: May 31, 2020
Accepted: September 25, 2020
Published: November 14, 2020
Abstract
Background: Pregnant mothers with babies diagnosed to have Beckwith-Wiedemann syndromes (BWSs) have been reported in very few case reports in the literature. Case Presentation: This case report describes the course of two pregnancies in a woman with BWS. The main metabolic issues encountered were recurrent episodes of hypoglycemia and suspected diabetes insipidus in pregnancy. Labor and delivery were uneventful, but she had significant secondary postpartum hemorrhage on both occasions. Conclusion: This syndrome has not been studied in the antenatal period and its course in pregnancy is not well known. We discuss possible complications that women with this syndrome could present with, the need for blood glucose and urine monitoring, a multidisciplinary approach, and close liaison with medical colleagues to identify and treat metabolic complications early.
Keywords: Beckwith-Wiedemann, pregnancy, complications, case report, green
