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Outcome after a high number (4–10) of repeated caesarean sections
Article first published online: 26 APR 2004
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00154.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 111, Issue 6, pages 561–563, June 2004
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Juntunen, K., Mäkäräinen, L. and Kirkinen, P. (2004), Outcome after a high number (4–10) of repeated caesarean sections. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 111: 561–563. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00154.x
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- Issue published online: 26 APR 2004
- Article first published online: 26 APR 2004
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Objective To evaluate outcomes in caesarean sections repeated several times.
Population Sixty-four women had had four or more (up to 10) caesarean sections.
Methods The outcomes of these operations N= 149, study group) were compared with other caesarean sections.
Results A quarter of the women in the study group complained of low abdominal pains during the late pregnancy. A thin or fenestrated isthmic myometrial layer was observed in 55% of their operations. Abnormal placentation with an increased risk of major operative complications occurred more often in the study group. No differences in post-operative complications or perinatal outcome emerged between the groups.
Conclusion Thus, no definitive upper limit for the number of caesarean sections per individual woman can be given.