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| Uterine Rupture, Cesarean Hysterectomy |
It was 2:45 in the afternoon. Labor had been progressing
since eight that morning, an elective induction for being a week late. I was in
my office seeing patients, having never met this patient with the seemingly
normal labor. Epidural in place. Check. Husband by his wife’s side. Check. Nursery
was awaiting them back home. Check.
The labor contractions were regular and strong. There was a
smile on the patient’s face—epidurals are amazing. But the progress of labor
had slowed. The cervix had not dilated any over the last two hours. Otherwise,
everything was stable.
