title: Uterine rupture and labour after a previous low transverse caesarean section.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Coombe Women's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland.
authors.forename: M J A
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Agnew
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Langan
mesh_terms: D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D014219:Trial of Labor; D014597:Uterine Rupture / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D016064:Vaginal Birth after Cesarean / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data