Is it possible to have lumbar puncture when your pregnant?
2007-07-29 05:44:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
It is possible -pregnancy does not mean that you cannot have a lumbar puncture.
You are asking the wrong Q however.The reason for having a lumbar puncture is not related to pregnancy.
A lumbar puncture is used in diagnosis for example meningitis or certain types of brain haemorrhage.
These conditions are serious -being pregnant would.. not affect the decision to do an LP if clinically necessary because of the reasons to do it.
A lumbar puncture on the mother when pregnant is not doing a LP on the baby
2007-07-29 07:25:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have just asked my partner he is a first aider, he said they would only give a lumbar puncture if it was really necessary to do so, you are not in fact inserting the needle by the unborn child so it would be safe x
2007-07-29 12:53:10 · answer #2 · answered by Autism's Beautiful Face 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, especially when done by an experienced person.
Saddle blocks, given at time of delivery was a special type of LP given to alleviate birth pains. They have largely been replaced by epidural blocks which are similar, but the needle does not enter the subdural space.
2007-07-29 13:06:14 · answer #3 · answered by greydoc6 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋