Risk of Uterine Rupture during Labor among Women with a Prior Cesarean Delivery
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- 5 July 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in The New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 345 (1), 3-8
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm200107053450101
Abstract
Each year in the United States, approximately 60 percent of women with a prior cesarean delivery who become pregnant again attempt labor. Concern persists that a trial of labor may increase the risk of uterine rupture, an uncommon but serious obstetrical complication.Keywords
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