ArticlePloS one2018
Induction of labor after one previous Cesarean section in women with an unfavorable cervix: A retrospective cohort study.
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- Comparison of Vaginal Birth Rate between Induction of Labour and Expectant Management at 40 Weeks in Women with a Previous Caesarean Section: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of pregnancy · 2023Trial
- Induction of labor after one previous cesarean: Time for the MIBAC trial.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2026Article
- Uterine rupture risk during trial of labor after one cesarean in a population-based cohort study of induction method and labor management.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- May the indication for a previous cesarean section affect the outcome at trial of labor in women with induction of labor? A retrospective cohort study.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2025Article
- Methods of induction of labor after cesarean with no prior vaginal delivery-Perinatal outcomes.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2023Article
- Mechanical Methods for the Induction of Labour After Previous Caesarean Section - An Updated, Evidence-based Review.Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2022Article
- Outcomes and complications of pharmacological induction of labor in women with previous one cesarean section, in a referral center in Saudi Arabia.Saudi medical journal · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveUterine rupture is a well-known but unusual complication in vaginal deliveries with a Cesarean section in the history. The risk of uterine rupture is at least two-fold when labor is induced. In Sweden, women are allowed to deliver vaginally after one previous Cesarean section, regardless if labor starts spontaneously or is induced. The aim of the study is to compare the proportion of uterine ruptures between the three methods (balloon catheter, Minprostin® and Cytotec®) for induction of labor in women with an unfavorable cervix and one previous Cesarean section. MATERIAL AND
methodsRetrospective cohort study of all women with one previous Cesarean section and induction of labor with an unfavorable cervix at the four largest clinics in Stockholm during 2012-2015. Inclusion criteria: Women with a previous Cesarean section and induction of labor with a viable fetus, cephalic presentation, singleton, at ≥34 w, (n = 910).
results3.0% (27/910) of the women with induction of labor had a uterine rupture, 91% of them had no previous vaginal delivery. The proportion of uterine ruptures was 2.0% (6/295) with orally administrated Cytotec®, 2.1% (7/335) with balloon catheter and 5.0% (14/ 281) when Minprostin® was used.
conclusionsNo difference in the proportion of uterine ruptures was shown when orally administrated Cytotec® and balloon catheter were compared (p = 0.64). Orally administrated Cytotec® and balloon catheter give a high success rate of vaginal deliveries (almost 70%) despite an unfavorable cervix.
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