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ArticleActa obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica2024

Cesarean section at full dilatation in the first birth is not associated with an increased risk of subsequent miscarriage: A historical cohort study.

Andrea Woolner, Edwin Amalraj Raja, Mairead Black

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Article in Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Andrea WoolnerAberdeen Center for Women's Health Research (ACWHR), Institute Applied Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5320-9540
Edwin Amalraj RajaMedical statistics, Institute Applied Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.
Mairead BlackAberdeen Center for Women's Health Research (ACWHR), Institute Applied Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6841-8601

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introductionCesarean section at full dilatation has been associated with an increased risk of subsequent preterm birth. We hypothesized that there may be an increased risk of miscarriage in pregnancies that follow cesarean section at full dilatation. This study aimed to determine if a first-term (≥37 weeks) cesarean section at full dilatation is associated with an increased risk of miscarriage in the next pregnancy. MATERIAL AND

methodsA historical cohort study was conducted using routinely collected hospital data within the Aberdeen Maternity and Neonatal Databank (AMND). The population included were women who had a first-term birth and who had a second birth recorded within the AMND. Logistic and multinomial regression was used to determine any association with miscarriage at any gestation and for early (<13 weeks gestation) and late (13-23 + 6 weeks gestation) miscarriage, with cesarean section at full dilatation defined as the exposure. Miscarriage in the second pregnancy (spontaneous loss of intrauterine pregnancy prior to 24 weeks gestation) was the primary outcome.

resultsIn total, 33 452 women were included. Women who had a first cesarean section at full dilatation were no more likely to have a miscarriage at any gestation than women with all other modes of first birth (including all vaginal births, planned CS, and the first stage of labor (<10 cm dilated CS)) [adjusted OR 0.84 (0.66-1.08); p = 0.18]. There was no association with early or late miscarriage after a CSfd, though the sample size for late miscarriage was small.

conclusionsThis is the first observational study to investigate the risk of miscarriage following first-term CSfd. We found no association between miscarriage at any gestation following a first-term CSfd compared to all other modes of first birth.

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Abortion, SpontaneousCesarean SectionLabor Stage, FirstAdultCohort StudiesFemaleHumansPregnancyRisk Factorscesarean section at full dilatationmiscarriagesecond stage cesarean section

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