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17 Novembre 2008 |
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While inducing labor with medication poses dangers for all deliveries, it's especially hazardous for women who have had previous Caesarean sections, researchers report. The study enrolled 179 women with a history of C-section. Of the 57 who had their labor induced, 57.9% had successful vaginal deliveries, compared with 77.1% of those who did not use labor-inducing drugs. Among women who went into labor spontaneously, those who used oxytocin had a 64.5% chance of avoiding C-section, compared with 87.5% of mothers who did not use oxytocin. For mothers who delivered via C-section in the past, inducing labor not only ups the risk of repeat C-section but also multiplies the odds of uterine rupture.
Sims EJ, Newman RB, Hulsey TC Vaginal birth after cesarean: to induce or not to induce. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2001; 184(6):1122-4. |
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