Successful outcome after antepartum expulsion of placenta and fetus into the abdominal cavity; a case report

Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 1989 Nov;33(2):187-8. doi: 10.1016/0028-2243(89)90213-x.

Abstract

Spontaneous rupture of the uterus before labour is a rare event associated with a high incidence of maternal and fetal death. We report a case of spontaneous uterine rupture at 34 weeks' gestation in a patient's second pregnancy. The case is unusual because both the mother and baby survived despite the expulsion of the placenta with the fetus into the abdominal cavity prior to laparotomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Outcome
  • Uterine Rupture / etiology*