Uterine rupture and labour after a previous low transverse caesarean section.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
This study reviewed all cases of complete uterine rupture (UR) in pregnancy during the decade 1993-2002. In 69,412 deliveries, 5,320 women had a single prior caesarean section. Of these, 4,021 had a trial of labour and 3,129 (77.8%) delivered vaginally. In nine (0.22%) cases, the previous transverse scar ruptured during labour. None of these nine ruptures resulted in maternal or fetal death, peripartum hysterectomy or fetal morbidity. In our practice, a trial of labour in women with a previous low transverse caesarean is associated with a high rate of vaginal delivery and a low rate of UR.
Medical subject headings
- Cesarean Section
- Obstetric Labor Complications
- Uterine Rupture
- Vaginal Birth after Cesarean