Pregnancy, Childbirth and Puerperium in Women with Spinal Cord Injury: Guideline of the DGGG and DMGP (S2k-Level, AWMF Registry No. 179/002, August 2024.

This guideline on pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium for women with spinal cord injury (SCI) presents general issues relating to the wish to have children and pregnancy in the context of SCI. The guideline was developed by the German-speaking Medical Society for Paraplegia ( , DMGP) and the German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics ( , DGGG). As there were no generally available evidence-based guidelines about this complex set of problems, this new guideline aims to standardize procedures using a structured consensus-of-experts approach.

Promoting factors and barriers to participation in working life for people with spinal cord injury.

Background: It is still difficult for people with physical impairments to be and remain equally integrated into the labour market. For this reason, the question of occupational activity has explicitly been examined by the German Spinal Cord Injury Survey (GerSCI) in order to identify barriers and facilitators for labour market participation.

Methods: Cross-sectional explorative observational study.

Guideline for the management of pre-, intra-, and postpartum care of women with a spinal cord injury.

The German Association of the Scientific Medical Societies guideline for pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium in women with a spinal cord injury (SCI) addresses a range of topics from the desire to have a child to different stages of pregnancy and birth. Given that a generally accessible and evidence-based presentation of this complex issue does not yet exist, this new guideline contributes to the standardization of gynecological, obstetric, and maternal care of women with SCI. This guideline aims to provide practice-oriented support for the care and counseling of women in the pre-, intra-, and postpartum periods; to close identified gaps in medical care; foster collaboration among clinicians of relevant disciplines; and inspire research.