Association of induction of labor and uterine rupture in women attempting vaginal birth after cesarean: a survival analysis

• Published in: American journal of obstetrics and gynecology Vol. 206; no. 1; pp. 51.e1 - 51.e5
• Main Authors: Harper, Lorie M., Cahill, Alison G., Boslaugh, Sarah, Odibo, Anthony O., Stamilio, David M., Roehl, Kimberly A., Macones, George A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01.01.2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Case-Control Studies; Delivery. Postpartum. Lactation; Female; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Humans; induction of labor; Labor, Induced - statistics & numerical data; Medical sciences; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Oxytocin - therapeutic use; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications - epidemiology; Pregnancy Outcome; Risk; Survival Analysis; Trial of Labor; trial of labor after cesarean; uterine rupture; Uterine Rupture - mortality; Vaginal Birth after Cesarean - statistics & numerical data; induction of labor; trial of labor after cesarean; survival analysis; uterine rupture; Human; Prognosis; Induction; Gynecology; Rupture; Labor; Obstetrics; Survival; Female genital diseases; Vaginal route; Treatment; Uterus; Surgery; Female; Delivery; Woman; Triggering; Cesarean section

We sought to estimate the risk of uterine rupture associated with labor induction in women attempting trial of labor after cesarean (TOLAC) accounting for length of labor. This was a nested case-control study of women attempting TOLAC within a multicenter retrospective cohort study of women with a p...