Author(s)

Betrand Obi Nwosu, Anthony Osita Igwegbe, George Uchenna Eleje, Joseph O. Ugboaja, Izuchukwu Stanley Etoniru, Ochonma Amobi Egwuonwu, Livinus Okor

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria.
Department of Surgery, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria.

We describe a rare case of full term abdominal pregnancy in a Jehovah’s witness patient; she underwent laparotomy successfully without blood transfusion. Despite their belief regarding transfusion, Jehovah’s witnesses may not necessarily have a higher morbidity or mortality rate following a complex obstetric surgery as seen in the present case.

Abdominal Pregnancy; Jehovah Witness; Blood Transfusion; Durable Power of Attorney; Extra-Uterine Placentatio

Nwosu, B. , Igwegbe, A. , Eleje, G. , Ugboaja, J. , Etoniru, I. , Egwuonwu, O. and Okor, L. (2012) Full term secondary abdominal pregnancy in a Jehovah’s witness: A case report. Case Reports in Clinical Medicine, 1, 19-22. doi: 10.4236/crcm.2012.12006.