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Burns Burns during pregnancy are rare, with fetal demise having a significantly less occurrence. A large factor associated in the outcome of the patient and the pregnancy is the amount of total body surface area (TBSA), type and degree of burns, the total gestation period at the time of the occurrence. The below table is from the research of Thirty-one pregnant women admitted to the Burns Unit based at Aljala Hospital in Benghazi (Libya) with thermal injuries (mostly domestic accidents) over a ten-year period (1992-2001) were studied retrospectively. (http://www.medbc.com/meditline/articles/vol_5/num_1/010/text/vol5n1p010.asp) Showing that the pregnancy outcome was significantly worst are those woman suffering from inhalation burns. No. Age (yr) Cause / associated factors TBSA (%) Gestation trimester Patient outcome Pregnancy outcome 1 45 Hot water / DM + HT 6 Third Uneventful VD / NHB 2 29 Gas explosion 8 Third Uneventful VD / NHB 3 36 Hot oil 10 Third Skin graft VD / NHB 4 32 Hot water 13 Third Skin graft VD / NHB 5 25 Gas explosion 13 Third Skin graft VD / NHB 6 39 Hot water 15 Third Skin graft CS / NHB 7 32 Gas explosion 15 Second Skin graft VD / NHB 8