The 39-week pregnant woman suddenly broke her uterus, a critical fetus: The doctor warned the cause and prevented it

39-week pregnant woman suddenly broke her uterus, a critical fetus:

Information on Youth Newspaper, on June 23, Dr. Phan Van Huyen, Director of Long Khanh Regional General Hospital (Dong Nai), said the hospital has just saved the 39-week-old fetus with PTH pregnant women (40 age, living in Bau Tram, Long Khanh City, Dong Nai) when this person had a sudden uterine rupture.

Before that, at about 23 hours, on June 22, the hospital received H. patients in severe abdominal pain due to being pregnant for 39 weeks. Third-born patients and surgery for uterine fibroids 2 years ago. Doctors detect very weak fetal heart, slow heart rate 50-60 and no increase.

Seeing the situation of emergency, affecting the lives of the mother and daughter, the doctors consulted and conducted surgery to remove the baby. When just out of the womb, the fetus is soft, the whole body is white and should be put into the emergency glass cage.

Maternal blood filled the abdomen due to the bottom of the uterus broke, the amniotic sac escaped from the uterus, fell completely in the abdomen. The doctors continued to conduct consultations on the operating table and decided to cut the uterus to save the mother. The operation lasted more than 4 hours and was successful beyond expectation, saving both mother and child safely.

What causes the uterine rupture?

Causes of uterine rupture may stem both from the mother and the fetus.

- On the mother's side:

+ The pelvis is narrow, distorted, making the fetus head not to come out.

+ Mother has a tumor in the lower part of the cervix, in the cervix, in the lower genital tract, this tumor blocks the way out of the fetus.

+ Mothers who give birth more than once should have a thin, flabby uterus, strong contractions causing rupture, tearing the underlying layer of the uterus.

+ Women who have undergone multiple abortions make the lining of the uterus thin, weak uterus . also break the uterus.

+ Mother has an old incision in the uterus so that the uterine scar becomes the weakest place, strong uterine contraction can cause the incision, causing uterine rupture.

- About the fetus:

+ The fetus is too big to pass through the mother's pelvis.

+ Unusual types of pregnancy such as horizontal, fetus without bowing will not face up, . making the fetus not go through the pelvis to go out while the contractions are pressing on the fetus, causing the uterus to rupture.

To prevent uterine rupture, what does the mother need to do?

According to doctors, in order to prevent uterine rupture, pregnant women need to be examined periodically to detect the risks of difficult delivery such as: narrow pelvis, distorted pelvis, old surgical incision in the uterus, large pregnancy, throne weirdo…

Pregnant women with uterine scarring must be hospitalized before labor to carefully monitor and appoint timely intervention.

During labor, the doctor needs to be careful in the indications and procedures. After the procedure, check again. Monitoring of pregnant women is necessary to avoid uterine rupture.