# High-risk obstetric medical procedures in Vietnam > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/high-risk-obstetric-medical-procedures-in-vietnam > Updated: 2026-10-25T01:11:00.000Z. Sources: 12. Developments: 2. Medical professionals in Vietnam have successfully managed several complex and high-risk pregnancies using advanced surgical interventions. In Can Tho, specialists at Phuong Chau International Hospital utilized laparoscopic abdominal cerclage to prevent preterm birth for a patient with a history of cervical insufficiency. This patient, who had previously lost a child at 22 weeks and experienced threatened preterm labor despite a vaginal cerclage, was able to carry the pregnancy to term, resulting in the birth of a healthy baby girl at 38 weeks. In Hanoi, medical teams addressed severe maternal complications through emergency C-sections. At the Hanoi Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, surgeons managed a delivery involving extreme obesity and polyhydramnios. Concurrently, at the National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, doctors performed an emergency C-section for a 38-year-old patient with metastatic breast cancer. The patient presented with bone and mediastinal metastases causing respiratory distress; using a combination of low-dose spinal and epidural anesthesia, surgeons successfully delivered the baby at 34 weeks, after which the mother’s condition stabilized. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-25: Medical reports highlight diverse health cases in Vietnam Medical reports from Vietnam detail various health crises, including psychiatric trauma in youth, life-threatening pulmonary embolisms, and rare surgical complications. 11 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/hanoi-doctors-perform-high-risk-c-sections-for-complex-cases ### 2026-10-15: Doctors in Vietnam use abdominal cerclage to prevent preterm birth Doctors at Phuong Chau International Hospital in Can Tho used abdominal laparoscopy to successfully manage a high-risk pregnancy for a patient with a history of cervical insufficiency. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/doctors-in-vietnam-use-abdominal-cerclage-to-prevent-preterm-birth --- Cite as: High-risk obstetric medical procedures in Vietnam. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/high-risk-obstetric-medical-procedures-in-vietnam