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. On examination, the
patient was pale and distressed, with a pulse rate of 98
beats per minute (bpm) and blood pressure of 110/70
mmHg. The abdomen was tender, there were no
palpable contractions and the symphisio-fundal
height was 39 cm. The fetal presentation was cephalic and above the brim of the pelvis and the fetal
heart tone was 110bpm and distant. The vulva and
vagina were normal, the cervix was thick and 7 cm
dilated. The liquor was meconium stained and the
presenting part was high and not well applied to the
cervix. A clinical diagnosis of abruption with fetal
distress was made and she was admitted to the
maternity unit. Her hemoglobin concentration was
8.1 g/dl, two units of screened blood were cross
matched and she was taken to theatre for a caesarean
section. At laparotomy, there was hemoperitoneum
and a complete transverse tear of the uterus 10 cm
long was found on the lower segment anteriorly. A
dead male fetus that weighed 3800g was extracted.
The placenta was fundally placed and the
myometrium surrounding the rupture appeared
normal. Peritoneal lavage was done and the tear
repaired. The woman's post-operative course was
uneventful, and she was discharged on her 12 postoperative
day. She was counseled on the need for her
to book early in subsequent pregnancies and to be
delivered by elective caesarean section.
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. On examination, the
patient was pale and distressed, with a pulse rate of 98
beats per minute (bpm) and blood pressure of 110/70
mmHg. The abdomen was tender, there were no
palpable contractions and the symphisio-fundal
height was 39 cm. The fetal presentation was cephalic and above the brim of the pelvis and the fetal
heart tone was 110bpm and distant. The vulva and
vagina were normal, the cervix was thick and 7 cm
dilated. The liquor was meconium stained and the
presenting part was high and not well applied to the
cervix. A clinical diagnosis of abruption with fetal
distress was made and she was admitted to the
maternity unit. Her hemoglobin concentration was
8.1 g/dl, two units of screened blood were cross
matched and she was taken to theatre for a caesarean
section. At laparotomy, there was hemoperitoneum
and a complete transverse tear of the uterus 10 cm
long was found on the lower segment anteriorly. A
dead male fetus that weighed 3800g was extracted.
The placenta was fundally placed and the
myometrium surrounding the rupture appeared
normal. Peritoneal lavage was done and the tear
repaired. The woman's post-operative course was
uneventful, and she was discharged on her 12 postoperative
day. She was counseled on the need for her
to book early in subsequent pregnancies and to be
delivered by elective caesarean section.
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