Critical care challenges in obstetrics: An acute need for dedicated and co-ordinated teamwork.

The article deals with the role of the medical emergency team (MET), led by a maternal fetal medicine specialist or obstetrician and intensivists, in the management of obstetric patients admitted in intensive care units (ICU). Topics discussed include ICU admission for obstetric patients in developed and developing countries, complications arising from delivery and the gap between critical care services and outcome. The role of invasive monitoring in ICU patients is also discussed.