Table 1. Summary of noninvasive ventilation experience in pregnancy
First author [ref.]YearDesignPatients nAetiology of respiratory failure
Kähler [3]2002Case report1Ventilatory failure, severe kyphoscoliosis
Bach [2]2003Case series3Ventilatory failure, neuromuscular (severe poliomyelitis#)
DÍaz-Lobato [4]2005Case series2Ventilatory failure, neuromuscular (mitochondrial myopathy)
Reddy [16]2005Case report1Ventilatory failure, severe kyphoscoliosis
Terajima [15]2006Case report1Non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema
Al-Ansari [12]2007Case series4ARDS, acute chest syndrome
Perbet [6]2008Case report1Non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema associated with tocolytic agents
Banga [9]2009Case report1ARDS, community-acquired pneumonia
Bassani [10]2009Case report1ARDS/ATRA syndrome
Yuan [5]2009Case report1Ventilatory failure, neuromuscular (mitochondrial myopathy)
Guterres [14]2010Case report1Ventilatory failure, neuromuscular (high neuraxial blockade)
Djibré [11]2010Case report1ARDS, H1N1
Erdogan [13]2010Case report1Non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema, severe preeclampsia
Frassanito [17]2011Case report1ARDS, sepsis
Rojas-Suarez [7]2011Case report1Non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema, severe preeclampsia
Duan [8]2012Case report1Aspiration pneumonia
Dalar [18]2013Case report1Community-acquired pneumonia
Draisci [19]2013Case series2Ventilatory failure, obstructive lung disease

  • ARDS: acute respiratory distress syndrome; ATRA: all-trans-retinoic acid; H1N1: influenza A virus infection. #: pregnancies in home ventilator users.