Uterine rupture and repeat cesarean delivery
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Uterine rupture and repeat cesarean delivery
On rare occasion, women who have chosen to have a repeat cesarean delivery have a uterine rupture.
In one large study, the uterine rupture rate among women who chose a repeat cesarean without labor was 1.6 per 1,000 (0.16%), compared with 5.2 per 1,000 (0.52%) among women with spontaneous labor.1
References
Citations
Lydon-Rochelle M, et al. (2001). Risk of uterine rupture during labor among women with a prior cesarean delivery. New England Journal of Medicine, 345(1): 3–8.
Credits
| Author | Monica Rhodes |
| Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
| Associate Editor | Denele Ivins |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Last Updated | February 28, 2008 |
| Last updated: | February 28, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Monica Rhodes |
| Reviewed By: | Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine, Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC |
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