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Article: Previous preterm cesarean delivery: Identification of a new risk factor for uterine rupture in VBAC candidates
- Article from:
- Journal of Maternal - Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
- Article date:
- November 1, 2005
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CopyrightCopyright CRC Press Nov 2005. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Abstract
Objective. A major risk of trials of labor in patients with prior cesarean delivery is uterine rupture. We evaluated the question of whether a previous cesarean delivery at an early gestational age predisposes the patient to subsequent uterine rupture.
Methods. This was a retrospective chart review of patients delivering at North Shore University Hospital with a trial of labor after previous cesarean delivery to ascertain all cases of uterine rupture. Patients who had had a previous cesarean delivery at our institution who did not suffer uterine rupture during a trial of labor served as controls.
Results. Twenty-five patients suffered a uterine rupture. The incidence of prior ...