title: Trial of labor after a one- or two-layer closure of a low transverse uterine incision.
abstract: In the subsequent labor and delivery of 292 women who had a prior low transverse cesarean section the incidence of scar separation was low and was not affected by the method of uterine closure. A low transverse incision closed in one continuous layer should not preclude a subsequent trial of labor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35233-7333.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tucker
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hauth
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hodgkins
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Owen
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Winkler
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014219:Trial of Labor; D014599:Uterus / Q000601:surgery*