Uterine rupture by intended mode of delivery in the UK: a national case-control study.

Recent reports of the risk of morbidity due to uterine rupture are thought to have contributed in some countries to a decrease in the number of women attempting a vaginal birth after caesarean section. The aims of this study were to estimate the incidence of true uterine rupture in the UK and to inv...

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Main Authors: Kathryn E Fitzpatrick, Jennifer J Kurinczuk, Zarko Alfirevic, Patsy Spark, Peter Brocklehurst, Marian Knight
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3302846?pdf=render