Uterine rupture and repeat caesarean delivery

On rare occasion, women who have chosen to have a repeat caesarean delivery have a uterine rupture.

In one large study, the uterine rupture rate among women who chose a repeat caesarean without labour was 1.6 per 1,000 (0.16%), compared with 5.2 per 1,000 (0.52%) among women with spontaneous labour.¹

Author:	Kathe Gallagher, MSW Carrie Henley	Last Updated: June 16, 2006
Medical Review:	Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology Deborah A. Penava, BA, MD, FRCSC, MPH - Obstetrics and Gynecology
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