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
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 |
Author:Monica Rhodes
Last Updated: 02/28/2008
