uterine rupture/headache

Uterine rupture in pregnancy is a rare and catastrophic complication with a high incidence of fetal and maternal morbidity. Very few cases have been reported in the literature. METHODS A 28-year-old fifth gravid woman with a history of one caesarean section presented to our department at 39 weeks

BACKGROUND A 33-year-old woman was referred to the renal outpatient clinic with a headache caused by severe hypertension. She had given birth 3 months previously by emergency caesarean section after a labor complicated by uterine rupture. She had delivered by caesarean section twice

Owing to the asphyxia of the child weighing 4460 g, the delivery of a 33-year-old secundipara was completed by vacuum extraction. In the course of delivery the patient was bleeding very little. Following the delivery she complained of the numbness of the left hand and headache, she was pale,

Review of 1400 epidural anaesthesias during labour and delivery. The single shot method resulted in complete analgesia in 83.8% of the cases. There were 2.8% failures. With longer duration of albour 13.4% of the epidural anaesthesias had to be repeated. Epidural anaesthesia was tolerated well by the

Complications of loco-regional anaesthesia in obstetrics are usually due to several factors: 1. choice of drugs: this must be judicious, taking into account duration of effect, potency and eventual maternal and foetal toxicity. This rule includes also morphinic drugs; 2. choice of technique: taking