Case Report

Placenta Increta and Cocaine Abuse in a Grand Multipara Leading to a Second Trimester Rupture of an Unscarred Uterus: A Case Report

A case of a uterine rupture in a grand multiparous patient with an unscarred uterus at 19 weeks’ gestation secondary to placenta increta and cocaine abuse is presented. This was a diagnostically difficult case where abnormal implantation of the placenta, grand multiparity, and cocaine abuse were all contributors to the…

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Review Article

Systematic Review of the Risk of Uterine Rupture with the Use of Amnioinfusion After Previous Cesarean Delivery

Objectives: Amnioinfusion is commonly used for the intrapartum treatment of women with pregnancy complicated by thick meconium or oligohydramnios with deep variable fetal heart rate decelerations. Its benefit in women with previous cesarean deliveries is less known. Theoretically, rapid increases in intrauterine volume would lead to a higher risk of…

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