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Outcome of a second pregnancy after a previous elective caesarean section
Author(s) -
COLTART T. M.,
DAVIES J. A.,
KATESMARK M.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1990.tb02503.x
Subject(s) - caesarean section , elective caesarean section , medicine , pregnancy , obstetrics , gestation , elective cesarean section , vaginal delivery , genetics , biology
Summary. At Queen Charlotte's Maternity Hospital from 1980 to 1987, 195 women had a trial of scar in their second ongoing pregnancy, having been delivered previously by elective caesarean section. Overall 154 (79%) achieved a vaginal delivery. Patients who went into spontaneous labour had a significantly better chance of being delivered vaginally than those who were induced. A past history of early pregnancy loss had no influence on the outcome, nor was outcome compromised in the group of patients whose elective caesarean section had taken place before 32 weeks gestation.