Ergot and Ruptured Uterus

A Case of Ruptured Uterus

A Mohammedan female, aged 25, third para, was admitted to the hospital on 10th October, 1945, at 7 p.m., giving history of labour pains since early morning. The first delivery was normal and full term; the child is still living and is six years old. The second delivery was contra placenta praevia; the patient came to hospital in a collapsed condition after having bled for 24 hours. Classical Ce...

An Account of a Ruptured Uterus

Ruptured uterus due to placenta percreta.

I NVASION of the uterine surface by the chorionic villi is Iimited by protective eIements in the decidua basalis. Wislockr has shown the presence of a mucopoIysaccharide in the decidua that serves to limit trophobIastic erosion of maternal tissue. Microscopic sections from most cases of placenta accreta show an absence of the decidua basaIis and atrophy of the decidua Vera. The degree of invasi...

Ruptured uterus in a booked patient.

Ruptured uterus, a life-threatening obstetric complication, is a rare event among booked patients. We present a case of uterine rupture in a 28-year-old Gravida 2.para 1 +0 , 1 alive with previous lower segment Caesarean scar due to neglected obstructed labor from fetal macrosomia. She presented in labor at 40 weeks of gestation after declining the advice for an elective Caesarean section (C/S)...

Ruptured uterus in rural Uganda: prevalence, predisposing factors and outcomes.

INTRODUCTION A ruptured uterus is a life-threatening obstetric complication that remains a major public health concern in low-income countries, particularly in Africa. It is a significant cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. In Uganda, the prevalence remains high largely because most women do not deliver in health facilities. Further review of this problem may be helpful in ...