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 Cesarean section was done; premature baby, still-birth. She was discharged six weeks later after a stormy and prolonged convalescence. About a month ago the patient came for antenatal examination, at 36 weeks. The external pelvimetry was : I.C. 9J inches, I.S. 9\ inches, E.C. 7 inches. Blood pressure was 125/95, and the urine was clear. The patient was admitted for treatment for anaemia. Advice was given that a normal delivery could not be expected and that she should be brought early for an abdominal operation. The patient left the hospital before the treatment was completed and nothing more