A CASE REPORT -UTERINE RUPTURE AFTER PREVIOUS CAESAREAN SECTION

Abstract

Uterine rupture though a rare complication is life threatening for mother as well as baby. The commonest cause for rupture of a gravid uterus is previous caesarean section. It is important that the risk of rupture of uterus is explained to the pregnant female who has undergone previous caesarean section. The symptoms with which the patient presents can be subjective and vague like pain in abdomen or of acute abdomen. The patient can also come with objective findings like non-reassuring fetal status and loss of fetal station. With previous caesarean section it is important to be vigilant throughout the pregnancy especially in third trimester. It is also imperative that the patient should be educated about the signs and symptoms of rupture uterus so that timely intervention can be done to save the life of mother and the baby. In the present case study, the USG scan revealed that the placenta had shifted and was covering the internal os from fundo-posterior position along with the shift of baby from cephalic presentation to transverse lie. Hence these case was a suspicious of rupture uterus which causes change in lie as well as presentation of baby.