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I I Okafor1, E E Nwogu-Ikojo, S N Obi
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Teaching Hospital, Parklane, Enugu State, Nigeria.
Abstract:
Pregnant women managed by us after suture repairs for rupture of the pregnant uterus between 2006 and 2009 in Enugu, South-east Nigeria were reviewed. Five pregnancies were managed during the study period. Four had normal pregnancies. Three booked early in pregnancy and had repeat caesarean deliveries at 36 weeks' gestation. One booked at another private hospital but had emergency caesarean section at 38 weeks' gestation. The fourth woman had repeat rupture at 28 weeks' gestation, suture repair and bilateral tubal ligation. Four healthy babies were discharged home. There was no maternal death. The outcomes of pregnancies after rupture of the pregnant uterus are good. Suture repairs should be the method of choice whenever preservation of future fertility is necessary. The woman and her family must be counselled on the associated risks and the need for hospital delivery by elective caesarean section in the subsequent pregnancies before discharge.
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