Increasing rate of Caesarean Section Due to Non-Reassuring Cardiotocography

The contribution of maternal age to increasing caesarean section rates.

Risk factors of caesarean section due to cephalopelvic disproportion.

OBJECTIVE To identify risk factors of cesarean section due to cephalopelvic disproportion SETTING Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital. STUDY DESIGN Case-control study. MATERIAL AND METHOD One hundred and three singleton, viable, term pregnant women in cephalic presentation delivered by cesarean section due to cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD) and...

Rupture of the Uterus Scarred Due to Previous Caesarean Section

A 24-year-old primigravida married for 1 year was referred from a village in the second stage of labour with an intrauterine foetal demise to the emergency room. There was mild tachycardia. She was not anaemic. The blood pressure was normal. A midline vertical sub-umbilical scar on the abdomen was claimed to be for an ovariotomy done during adolescence. The patient was exhausted. There was seco...

Unnecessary emergency caesarean section due to silent CTG during anaesthesia?

We present a case of a probably unnecessary Caesarean section due to misinterpretation of the cardiotocography (CTG) trace during general anaesthesia. A 27-yr-old patient in her 30th week of an uneventful, normal first pregnancy presented with a deep venous thrombosis in the pelvic region. She was to undergo an emergency thrombectomy under general anaesthesia. During the operation, the CTG show...

Pelvic abscess due to Mycoplasma hominis following caesarean section

INTRODUCTION Mycoplasma hominis is associated with genito-urinary tract infection and adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, whether the species is a true pathogen or part of the genito-urinary tracts natural flora remains unclear. CASE PRESENTATION A 41-year-old pregnant woman was admitted to our hospital at 38 weeks and 5 days of gestation owing to premature rupture of the membranes. The pati...