Nanda S, Singhal S, Sharma D, Sood M, Singhal S K
Department of Obstetric and Gynaecology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 1997 Nov;37(4):475-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1997.tb02466.x.
Secondary postpartum haemorrhage after Caesarean section due to non-union of the uterine incision is an unusual complication. Two women who had had lower segment Caesarean section for placenta praevia presented after 2 and 3 weeks respectively with shock due to massive postpartum haemorrhage. The uterine scars had not healed in both of these women who were managed by emergency subtotal hysterectomy.
