title: Scar rupture in labour after previous lower uterine segment caesarean section: the role of uterine activity measurement.
abstract: A series of 12 trials of scar associated with scar rupture is reviewed. Uterine activity patterns were assessable in 10 of them. Clinical features and characteristics of the intrauterine pressure waveform and uterine activity are discussed in relation to the integrity of the scar.
authors.affiliation: Sorrento Maternity Hospital, Birmingham.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Beckley
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gee
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Newton
mesh_terms: D015148:Cardiotocography; D002585:Cesarean Section; D002921:Cicatrix; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011247:Pregnancy; D011312:Pressure; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012421:Rupture; D014219:Trial of Labor; D014590:Uterine Contraction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D014599:Uterus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016064:Vaginal Birth after Cesarean
chemical_list: D010121:Oxytocin