An unusual way to give birth: The patient's son was delivered paravaginally while she was en route to the hospital

Abstract

A 33-year-old pregnant woman (gravida 2, para 1) was referred because she sustained vaginal wall rupture during home birth. Her first delivery was complicated by a third-degree perineal tear from which she fully recovered after surgery. During transfer in the ambulance, she delivered an 8.6 lb (3.9 kg) male infant. On admission to our hospital, a complex rupture was evident (Figure 1). The editors welcome submissions to this section. Please see the Information for Authors at www.AJOG.org. The editors welcome submissions to this section. Please see the Information for Authors at www.AJOG.org. Click Supplementary Content under the title of this article in the online Table of Contents Click Supplementary Content under the title of this article in the online Table of Contents Detollenaere. An unusual way to give birth. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2012.