|
Williams Obstetrics, 23e
| Section IV. Labor and Delivery > |
Chapter 26. Prior Cesarean Delivery
Sections: Prior Cesarean Delivery: Introduction, Trial of Labor versus Repeat Cesarean Delivery, Candidates for a Trial of Labor, Labor and Delivery Considerations, Uterine Rupture, Complications with Multiple Repeat Cesarean Deliveries, State of VBAC in 2009, References.
Topics Discussed: cesarean section, repeat; vaginal birth after cesarean.
Excerpt:"Few issues in modern obstetrics have been as controversial as the management of the woman who has had a prior cesarean delivery. For many decades, a scarred uterus was believed by most to contraindicate labor out of fear of uterine rupture. In 1916 Cragin made his famous, oft-quoted, and now seemingly excessive pronouncement, "Once a cesarean, always a cesarean." Recall that when this statement was made, the classical vertical uterine incision was used almost universally. Even so, some of his contemporaries did not totally agree with his pronouncement. For example, J. Whitridge Williams (1917) termed the statement "an exaggeration" in the fourth edition of Williams Obstetrics...."
The content above is only an excerpt.
For full access, log into an existing user account below,
purchase an annual subscription, or
purchase a short-term subscription to the complete website.
|
|
|
|
Or
|
|
|
|