Few studies regarding twins have been completed, but in two small studies with only 45 women, the rates of successful VBAC and
uterine rupture did not differ significantly between study subjects and women with singleton gestations also attempting VBAC (ACOG, 2004).
A study published in the Dec. 2015 issue of Birth showed that, although Home Births After Cesarean (HBAC) have high success rates, when
a uterine rupture does occur, perinatal death is more likely.
Not exact matches
Not once
did I think about my previous cesarean or the scar it left me or the possibility or
uterine rupture.
That
DOES N'T mean it is unsafe or can not be used by pregnant women and has nothing to
do with the risk of
uterine rupture.
Studies and stats on
uterine rupture: Birth Without Fear — 20 Peer Reviewed Publications on Uterine Rupture Medscape Reference — Uterine rupture rates American Pregnancy VBAC.com — What is Uterine Rupture and How often does i
uterine rupture: Birth Without Fear — 20 Peer Reviewed Publications on Uterine Rupture Medscape Reference — Uterine rupture rates American Pregnancy VBAC.com — What is Uterine Rupture and How often does i
rupture: Birth Without Fear — 20 Peer Reviewed Publications on
Uterine Rupture Medscape Reference — Uterine rupture rates American Pregnancy VBAC.com — What is Uterine Rupture and How often does i
Uterine Rupture Medscape Reference — Uterine rupture rates American Pregnancy VBAC.com — What is Uterine Rupture and How often does i
Rupture Medscape Reference —
Uterine rupture rates American Pregnancy VBAC.com — What is Uterine Rupture and How often does i
Uterine rupture rates American Pregnancy VBAC.com — What is Uterine Rupture and How often does i
rupture rates American Pregnancy VBAC.com — What is
Uterine Rupture and How often does i
Uterine Rupture and How often does i
Rupture and How often
does it occur
I scoured the Internet for data and stories on VBACs, other women's success or failure stories of
doing them at home, and what the risk of
uterine rupture was all about.
No, I'm not confusing facts... a
uterine rupture can occur DURING a c - section, and I never said that MORE occured, just that statistically the risk of
rupture is higher (mainly because as you have more c - sections the scarred area and tissue surrounding it gets weaker) and even that fact aside, there are plenty of other risks with c - section that I know many moms who were never informed of them when considering a repeat c vs a vbac, but were certainly informed of the risks of the vbac... that has nothing to
do with c - sections being more convenient and more costly though.
«a c section carries the risk of
uterine rupture» uhhh
does the uterus sense the scalpel coming towards it and spontaneously
rupture out of fear of a big scary sharp knife?
I am fed up with the VBAC whining, hereby I suggest the following informed consent, «I, Ms Somebody, am aware that Hospital Somewhere can't offer me a safe VBAC because it doesn't have an anaestaegiologist all around the clock but I insist on having a VBAC anyway and I take full responsibility for the possible
uterine rupture and my baby's possible death.»
Uterine rupture is more common when the incision is
done in the «classic» up and down direction, as opposed to the more popular side to side «bikini cut» incision.
If the risk of future
uterine rupture is unacceptable to you people, then why
do you keep advocating for HBACs?
If your ob / gyn says you need a c / sec and you refuse b / c you believe s / he is wrong or you refuse b / c you
do not want to risk a
uterine rupture during a subsequent pregnancy, who then takes full unequivocal responsibility for the present birth's outcome?
I had feared this meant a repeat c - section because the OB's office had said they really wouldn't
do much in way of induction because of
uterine rupture chances.
One observational study comparing induction to expectant management in women with a prior cesarean delivery found that induction of labor was associated with a greater relative risk of
uterine rupture, whereas another study
did not (104, 105).
These studies also found that women with twin gestations
did not incur any greater risk of
uterine rupture or maternal or perinatal morbidity than those with a singleton gestation (96, 97).
We just don't have data here to quantify the maternal risks of
uterine rupture or other maternal morbidities when women with three or more prior cesareans desire spontaneous labor.
Inducing with drugs, manually stripping the membranes connecting the amniotic sac to the
uterine walls, or
rupturing the amniotic sac to cause contractions
does nt always
do the job.
An ECV would have to be
done in the OR with an epidural since I was «once a v - bac, always a v - bac» and it carried risks like
uterine rupture, placental abruption, fetal distress and other problems.
So the reason why we had to
do the C - section, coming back, is because the incision was along the posterior section of the uterus which had kinda weaken the uterus which had her increase her chance of a
uterine rupture.
Women who have had many previous births, especially if they were
done via cesarean section are at a higher risk of experiencing
uterine rupture.