A 40 year old primigravid woman presented at our
obstetric emergency department at 39 weeks of
gestation with the complaint of drainage of liquor of
four hours duration and abdominal pain of eight
hours duration. She had been in labor at a private
hospital but with no progress. The labor was
spontaneous in onset and had not been augmented.
There was no history of abdominal trauma and no
previous gynaecological operations. She had been
married for two years and had not been previously
investigated for infertility.