Labour and delivery after Caesarean section

Three hundred and sixty‐six patients with a history of previous Caesarean section or hysterotomy have been studied with reference to subsequent labour and mode of delivery in 454 pregnancies. Elective Caesarean section was performed in 132 (29%); vaginal delivery, which was attempted in 322 cases, w...

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Main Author: Kuah, K.B.
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Published: Wiley 1970
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spelling my.um.eprints.245182021-04-06T01:56:44Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/24518/ Labour and delivery after Caesarean section Kuah, K.B. R Medicine Three hundred and sixty‐six patients with a history of previous Caesarean section or hysterotomy have been studied with reference to subsequent labour and mode of delivery in 454 pregnancies. Elective Caesarean section was performed in 132 (29%); vaginal delivery, which was attempted in 322 cases, was successful in 78%. The vaginal delivery rate for the whole series was 55%. The type of uterine scar and state of scar at subsequent delivery are recorded. The incidence of scar dehiscence was found to be 1.1%. There was no maternal mortality in the series but an increase was noted in maternal morbidity. Copyright © 1970, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved Wiley 1970 Article PeerReviewed Kuah, K.B. (1970) Labour and delivery after Caesarean section. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 10 (3). pp. 145-150. ISSN 0004-8666 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1479-828X.1970.tb00420.x doi:10.1111/j.1479-828X.1970.tb00420.x
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Labour and delivery after Caesarean section
description Three hundred and sixty‐six patients with a history of previous Caesarean section or hysterotomy have been studied with reference to subsequent labour and mode of delivery in 454 pregnancies. Elective Caesarean section was performed in 132 (29%); vaginal delivery, which was attempted in 322 cases, was successful in 78%. The vaginal delivery rate for the whole series was 55%. The type of uterine scar and state of scar at subsequent delivery are recorded. The incidence of scar dehiscence was found to be 1.1%. There was no maternal mortality in the series but an increase was noted in maternal morbidity. Copyright © 1970, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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author Kuah, K.B.
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title Labour and delivery after Caesarean section
title_short Labour and delivery after Caesarean section
title_full Labour and delivery after Caesarean section
title_fullStr Labour and delivery after Caesarean section
title_full_unstemmed Labour and delivery after Caesarean section
title_sort labour and delivery after caesarean section
publisher Wiley
publishDate 1970
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/24518/
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1479-828X.1970.tb00420.x
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