One, Two, Three, Four, Five and Six: The Parturient with Six Urinary Catheters during the Peripartum Period

Nnamani NP and Diane Allen

Abstract

Foley catheter placement is one of the most common medical procedures performed for patients across all age ranges and diagnoses. We present the case of a patient who required six urinary catheters during her brief peripartum stay secondary to urethral perforation. This case illustrates how a routine and simple task performed in numerous laboring patients can result in an unexpected morbidity during the peripartum period.