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• TITLE: Full term secondary abdominal pregnancy in a Jehovah’s witness: A case report

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

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

  JOURNAL NAME: Case Reports in Clinical Medicine, Vol.1 No.2, December 21, 2012

  ABSTRACT: 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.