title: Rupture of low transverse cesarean scars during trial of labor.
abstract: We report eight cases of rupture of low transverse cesarean scars occurring during trials of labor. The cases occurred in five hospitals in the Denver metropolitan area during a 13-month period. The estimated incidence was 0.7% of planned trials of labor. Complications of rupture included one neonatal death, two cases of severe neonatal asphyxia, three maternal bladder lacerations, and one hysterectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado.
authors.forename: R O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Nagashima
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Hartnett-Goodman
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Goodlin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D014219:Trial of Labor; D014597:Uterine Rupture / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D016064:Vaginal Birth after Cesarean