Abdominal decompression

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title: "Abdominal decompression" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["obstetrical-procedures"] topic_path: "general/obstetrical-procedures" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdominal_decompression" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

Abdominal decompression is an obstetric procedure during which a negative pressure is applied intermittently to a pregnant woman's abdomen.

Efficacy

No benefits of abdominal decompression have been found in healthy pregnant women. Abdominal decompression has no effect on blood pressure of the mother. It also has no effect on the newborn baby's condition and subsequent intellectual development.

Technique

Abdominal decompression consists of placing a rigid covered dome around the abdomen, with the inside being decompressed to -50 to -100 mmHg for 15 to 30 seconds out of each minute for 30 minutes, one to three times daily, or continuously during labour.

References

References

  1. (13 June 2012). "Abdominal decompression in normal pregnancy". The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
  2. (13 June 2012). "Abdominal decompression for suspected fetal compromise/pre-eclampsia". The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
  3. (2010). "Abdominal decompression for abdominal compartment syndrome in critically ill patients: a retrospective study.". Acta Clinica Belgica.

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