Conclusion. Laparoscopy in experienced hands is safe even during pregnancy, with the recognized advantages of minimally invasive surgery, yet it carries a higher miscarriage rate than laparotomy, with a comparable preterm birth rate.

Is it safe to have a laparoscopy while pregnant?

Laparoscopic surgery can be safely conducted in pregnant patients, in any trimester. Pregnancy should no longer be considered a contraindication to laparoscopic surgery.

Can surgery cause a miscarriage?

It does not appear that anaesthetic agents have teratogenic effects in humans. However anaesthesia and surgery during pregnancy are associated with an increased risk of miscarriage, premature birth, low birth weight infants and infant death.