Total parenteral nutrition in obstetrics

D. B. Seifer, H. Silberman, V. A. Catanzarite, C. N. Conteas, R. Wood and K. Ueland

Total parenteral nutrition was provided to ten patients during pregnancy. No obstetrical or fetal complications attributable to the nutrition therapy occurred. All infants were at or above the tenth percentile in weight for gestational age. Total parenteral nutrition appears to be safe for the mother and fetus when given after the first trimester; the safety of total parenteral nutrition in the first trimester requires further study.