Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in early postbirth period (clinical observation)

the antenatal clinic in the city of Grodno in the period of 10–11 weeks. A full clinical and laboratory examination was carried out, consulted by specialists in accordance with the clinical protocols of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus “Medical observation and medical care for women in obstetrics and gynecology” № 17 dated 02/19/2018. When performing ultrasound screening studies, deviations from the norm were not detected. The course of this pregnancy was complicated by the threat of termination: at 28-30 weeks, tocolytic therapy was carried out in a hospital. At 39-40 weeks, the patient was admitted to the public health institution “City Clinical Emergency Hospital of Grodno” with a diagnosis of I period of the first emergency birth in the head presentation in the gestational age of 278 days; premature Summary The article describes a clinical case of spontaneous pneumomediastinum in a 20-year-old patient in the early postpartum period. The diagnosis was made during the first hour of the postpartum period based on the patient’s complaints and confirmed by instrumental research methods. Analysis of the presented clinical situation suggested a possible cause of the resulting pathology, which are the inferiority of the lung tissue due to severe pneumonia and the presence of indirect signs of connective tissue dysplasia.