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Re: 2 C-sections and looming 3rd

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 14 May 2003 16:38:21 -0500 (CDT)


At Wed, 14 May 2003, Nikki wrote: >
>I am 38 weeks and on my 3rd pregnancy. With the other 2 I went overdue,
>had inductions with 5 gels on the first and 3 gels on the second, both
>ending in a c-section due to a failure to get me into established
>labour. I now have 2-3 weeks before they book me in for a c-section
>again. They have refused to induce this time round due to my past
>history.
>My questions are - a) is there anything I could do to try to induce
>labour naturally or get my cervix&uterus geared up for labour

Not really.

>and b) what are the chances of my scar line not holding up if I did go
>into labour (a possibility that is beginning to worry me).

1-2% with spontaneous onset of labor and 3-5% with induction.

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