title: Prevalence of noncaesarean uterine surgical scars in a maternity population.
abstract: The prevalence of noncaesarean section uterine surgical scars in a general obstetric population was 3.0 of 1000 deliveries and among nulliparae 3.4 of 1000 deliveries, calculated from population data of all delivery records in New South Wales from 2005 to 2011. As the population prevalence is low, women with a noncaesarean section uterine surgical scar are unlikely to impact the analyses of factors associated with caesarean section.
authors.affiliation: Clinical and Population Perinatal Health Research, Kolling Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health District, St Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.|Sydney Medical School Northern, University of Sydney, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia.|Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Northern Sydney Local Health District, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Tanya A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Nippita
authors.affiliation: Clinical and Population Perinatal Health Research, Kolling Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health District, St Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.|NSW Biostatistics Training Program, NSW Ministry of Health, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Kathrin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schemann
authors.affiliation: Clinical and Population Perinatal Health Research, Kolling Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health District, St Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.|Sydney Medical School Northern, University of Sydney, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Christine L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D016208:Databases, Factual; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020883:Hysterotomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D009517:New South Wales / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D063186:Uterine Myomectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D014599:Uterus / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: caesarean section; classification; myomectomy; surgery; uterus