title: Successful outcome after antepartum expulsion of placenta and fetus into the abdominal cavity; a case report.
abstract: Spontaneous rupture of the uterus before labour is a rare event associated with a high incidence of maternal and fetal death. We report a case of spontaneous uterine rupture at 34 weeks' gestation in a patient's second pregnancy. The case is unusual because both the mother and baby survived despite the expulsion of the placenta with the fetus into the abdominal cavity prior to laparotomy.
authors.affiliation: National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Robson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: MacDonald
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Stronge
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D014597:Uterine Rupture / Q000209:etiology*