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Re: c-section

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 11 Feb 2003 21:25:53 -0600 (CST)


At Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Anonymous wrote: >
>I am 18. I delivered a baby at 26 weeks gestation. Due to the size of
>my uterus,
>>a classical incision was made during an emergency c-section. Is it true
>>that I will never be able to deliver vaginally? How soon after this baby
>>is too soon to become pregnant again without causing a threat to my
>>uterus. What about the possibility of uterine rupture? thanks!!!!!!!!!

If you had a classical incision, it would be prohibitively dangerous to try having a vaginal delivery. The risk of rupture has been reported up to 10%.

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William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

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