Obstetric critical care admissions to a tertiary referral hospital from a level 1 obstetric unit in Ireland: a single-center retrospective observational study (2019–2023)
Authors' conclusion
Less than 0.5% of obstetric patients were transferred from a stand-alone obstetric unit for maternal critical care. Though obstetric patients represented only 1.9% of all intensive care unit admissions in the tertiary referral centre, a significant proportion were admitted before delivery.
Study context
- Population
- Obstetric admissions to the high dependency/ICU of an Irish tertiary referral hospital providing critical care to a level 1 obstetric unit, 2019–202324 still pregnant (29.6%)
- Participants
- 81 admissions
- Outcome
- Indications and management of obstetric critical care admissions
Methodological detailssingle-center
- Single-center
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Still pregnant at admission
- 24 (29.6%)
- Most common indication
- haemorrhage
- Obstetric share of high dependency admissions
- 0.9%
- Obstetric share of all ICU admissions
- 1.9%
- Mechanical ventilation in ICU admissions
- 40%
- ≥ 2 types of organ support
- 36%
- Maternal deaths
- 0
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Obstetric critical care admissions to a tertiary referral hospital from a level 1 obstetric unit in Ireland: a single-center retrospective observational study (2019–2023). Int J Obstet Anesth. Published 17 October 2025. doi:10.
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