Emergency Medicine: Open Access
Open Access

Abstract

Perimortem Cesarean Section with Sudden Maternal Recovery and Intact Maternal and Neonatal Survival

Stephanie R Martin, Rebecca A Morelli and Eric Thomas

We report a case of idiopathic cardiac arrest in a term laboring patient. A perimortem cesarean was performed with return of spontaneous circulation immediately following delivery. The patient and her neonate were discharged following a routine postoperative course without evidence of adverse sequelae.