Open AccessIs Foley Catheter Use during a Trial of Labor after Cesarean Associated with Uterine Rupture?
Author(s) -
Jennifer L. Katz Eriksen,
Suchitra Chandrasekaran,
Shani Delaney
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
american journal of perinatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.793
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1098-8785
pISSN - 0735-1631
DOI - 10.1055/s-0039-1691766
Subject(s) - medicine , uterine rupture , cervical dilation , foley catheter , obstetrics , odds ratio , chorioamnionitis , pregnancy , dehiscence , gynecology , confidence interval , gestational age , surgery , gestation , uterus , catheter , biology , genetics
We sought to assess the safety of transcervical Foley catheter (TCF) placement for cervical ripening in women undergoing induction of labor (IOL) after prior cesarean by evaluating the risk of uterine rupture.