Obstetric intensive care admissions: a 12-year review in a tertiary care centre.

Objective: To review all pregnant women who required admission to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) during pregnancy, childbirth or puerperium.

Study Design: Retrospective follow-up study in a tertiary care centre in The Netherlands. The files of all obstetric ICU admissions over the period 1990-2001 were reviewed.