Belly of woman with a c-section scar of caesarean. mother holding her baby
Belly of woman with a c-section scar of caesarean. mother holding her baby Women who have a caesarean section in the late stages of labour are at increased risk of preterm birth in subsequent pregnancies. But UCL researchers have now found a way to prevent this from happening. A new study, published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, studied 243 pregnant women who had been referred to a preterm birth surveillance clinic at University College London Hospital between January 2017 to April 2021, who had previously had a late stage c-section in the second phase of labour. Over 25% of all deliveries in the UK are by c-section. Up to 20% of in-labour caesarean sections occur at full dilatation (10cm) in a late stage of labour, which could affect up to 20,000 women in the UK each year. Women have c-sections at this late stage for a number of reasons, such as the baby having heartrate abnormalities or avoiding difficult instrumental delivery.
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