Resumen

An unusual case of self-inflicted cesarean section with maternal and child survival is presented. No similar event was found in an Internet literature search. Because of a lack of medical assistance and a history of fetal death in utero, a 40-year-old multiparous woman unable to deliver herself alone vaginally sliced her abdomen and uterus and delivered her child. She was transferred to a hospital where she underwent repair of the incisions and had to remain hospitalized. Mother and child survived the event. Unusual and extraordinary measures to preserve their offspring sometimes move women to extreme decisions endangering their own lives. Social, educational, and health measures should be instituted all over the world, particularly in rural areas of developing countries, to avoid such extreme events.

Palabras clave: Cesarean section emergency cesarean self-inflicted cesarean.

2004-07-19   |   949 visitas   |   Evalua este artículo 0 valoraciones

Vol. 72 Núm.4. Abril 2004 Pags. 166-169 Ginecol Obstet Méx 2004; 72(4)