Uterine rupture in the Netherlands: a nationwide population‐based cohort study

• Published in: BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Vol. 116; no. 8; pp. 1069 - 1080
• Main Authors: Zwart, JJ, Richters, JM, Öry, F, de Vries, JIP, Bloemenkamp, KWM, van Roosmalen, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2009; Blackwell; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Childbirth & labor; Cicatrix - complications; Delivery, Obstetric - adverse effects; Female; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Humans; Incidence; Maternal & child health; Medical disorders; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Netherlands - epidemiology; population based; Pregnancy; Prospective Studies; Reproductive system; Risk Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Trial of Labor; unscarred uterus; uterine rupture; Uterine Rupture - epidemiology; Vaginal Birth after Cesarean - statistics & numerical data; VBAC; Young Adult; Netherlands; Europe; Uterus; Cohort study; Gynecology; Rupture; Obstetrics; Public health; Female genital diseases

Objective  To assess incidence of uterine rupture in scarred and unscarred uteri and its maternal and fetal complications in a nationwide design. Design  Population‐based cohort study. Setting  All 98 maternity units in the Netherlands. Population  All women delivering in the Netherlands between Aug...