Abstract:Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a rare hereditary disorder of connective tissue. Specific obstetric complications reported include preterm delivery, spontaneous abortion, stillbirth, pre-and peri-partal bleeding and rupture of the great vessels, bladder and vagina. We report the first case of a large incarcerated incisional hernia containing small bowel complicating pregnancy at 34 weeks in a multiparous patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (Type I) with favourable outcome. A healthy male infant was delivered b… Show more
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