To Study the Incidence of Uterine Ruptures in Kashmiri Population

Objective:To study the cases of uterine rupture and find out the incidence in KashmirMethods:100 women with uterine rupture were studied over a period of two years (March 2007 to March 2009) in a tertiary care hospital of Kashmir Valley (LDH).Results:The incidence of uterine rupture was 0.2% (1:467) more common in women with low socio-economic status, 60% of the cases had unscarred uterus, 40% had scarred uterus, 91% of the women with uterine rupture were in labour, 73% ruptures were spontaneous, 48% presented with shock and 38% had abnormal vaginal bleeding.Conclusion(s):Availing universal proper antenatal care, identification of high risk cases, timely referral to a proper institution and awareness for medically supervised delivery avoid rupture of uterus.