C-Section and Subsequent Pregnancies.

C-Section and Subsequent Pregnancies. Does cesarean section pose a risk for future pregnancycomplications? This retrospective cohort study from Finland, based onnationwide birth and hospital inpatient registers for 1987 to 1993,compared 16,938 women who had undergone C-section with matched controlswho had given birth vaginally. Among women who had a subsequent pregnancy, those with a priorcesarean cesarean/ce��sar��e��an/ (se-zar��e-an) see under section. ce��sar��e��anor cae��sar��e��an or cae��sar��i��an or ce��sar��i��anadj.Of or relating to a cesarean section. delivery were more likely to have ectopic pregnancy (riskratio, 1.28), although the cesarean and control groups had similar ratesof previous ectopic pregnancies. Primiparous pri��mip��a��ra?n. pl. pri��mip��a��ras or pri��mip��a��rae1. A woman who is pregnant for the first time.2. A woman who has given birth to only one child. women in the cesarean groupwere more likely than primiparous controls to have placental abruption Placental AbruptionDefinitionPlacental abruption occurs when the placenta separates from the wall of the uterus prior to the birth of the baby. This can result in severe, uncontrollable bleeding (hemorrhage). in the next pregnancy (risk ratio, 2.41 based on the birth register and3.22 based on the hospital register); the same was true amongmultiparous mul��tip��a��rousadj.1. Relating to a multipara.2. Giving birth to more than one offspring at a time. women (risk ratios for the cesarean group were 3.89 and 4.52respectively). Placenta previa was more common among primiparas with acesarean delivery than primiparous controls (3.78 vs. 5.34). The absolute risks for all subgroups were 3.2% or less for ectopicpregnancy and 10% or less for placental problems. -- American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology obstetrics and gynecologyMedical and surgical specialty concerned with the management of pregnancy and childbirth and with the health of the female reproductive system. , May 1996