M'Drak District Medical Center: Successfully saved a pregnant woman with a ruptured uterus during her 5th pregnancy

16:22, 11/13/2023

On the morning of November 13, M'Drak District Medical Center announced that the unit had just successfully performed surgery on a woman whose uterus ruptured during labor for the fifth time.

According to Dr. Le Thi Thuy, Director of M'Drak District Medical Center, at noon on November 10, the Center received pregnant woman H.D.B. (31 years old, residing in Tlu village, Krong Jing commune, M'Drak district) with a diagnosis of uterine rupture/secondary fetus in labor with an old cesarean section scar due to transverse position 3 years ago and pregnant with her 5th child.

Faced with the critical situation, the doctors on duty at the Center immediately implemented emergency resuscitation measures for the pregnant woman, and at the same time deployed the anesthesia team, surgical team, and neonatal resuscitation team to provide emergency care for the mother and fetus.

Pregnant woman H.D.B is being monitored at M'Drak District Medical Center.

During the surgery, the doctors performed an emergency cesarean section to remove the fetus from the abdomen. The baby girl was brought out in a state of severe asphyxia and had to be resuscitated and transferred to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for further monitoring. As for the mother, the uterus had a ruptured old surgical scar that tore wide open on both sides of the ligament, so the doctors performed a partial hysterectomy to stop the bleeding. After 2 hours of surgery, the mother's vital signs such as pulse and blood pressure were stable.

Up to now, after 3 days of surgery, the mother's health has stabilized, the baby has breastfed and will soon be discharged home.

According to Dr. Le Thi Thuy, uterine rupture during pregnancy and labor is an extremely dangerous condition that can endanger the lives of both mother and baby if not treated promptly, especially for pregnant women who have had cesarean section and multiple pregnancies. Dr. Thuy recommends that to avoid dangerous complications that may occur, all pregnant women, especially those with a history of surgical scars on the uterus such as cesarean section, uterine fibroid removal, etc., should have regular prenatal check-ups at medical facilities to prevent obstetric complications.

For pregnant women in remote areas, where roads are difficult to travel, and located far from medical facilities, when the due date arrives, they should go to a medical facility to be examined, diagnosed, and treated appropriately by a doctor to avoid giving birth at home but not being able to get to a medical facility in time.

Hong Chuyen

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