L.V. SAVINA^{1, 2, 3}, А.G. YASHCHUK¹, A.V. MASLENNIKOV¹, A.M. SAVIN²

 ¹Bashkir State Medical University, Ufa

²Republic Clinical Perinatal Center, Ufa

³Children’s Polyclinic No. 6, Ufa

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Savina L.V. — postgraduate student of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, obstetrician-gynecologist, chief medical officer

Address: 3 Lenin St., Ufa, Russian Federation, 450000, tel.: +7-937-835-73-93, e-mail: savinaliana091286@mail.ru

The article presents the clinical experience of conservative delivery of 1124 women with a scar on the uterus at Republican Clinical Perinatal Center in Ufa. It was established that a woman’s age less than 40 years, certain indications for the previous caesarean section and the absence of indications for the previous cesarean section at this gestation, the history of vaginal delivery, the development of spontaneous labor should be considered criteria associated with the success of «trial» births. Pregnant women who meet these criteria can be delivered through the natural birth canal. Such a tactic allows avoiding unnecessary caesarean sections and improving maternal morbidity and mortality.

Key words: caesarean section, uterine scar, childbirth with a scar on the uterus.

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