RT Book, Section
A1 Cunningham, F. Gary
A1 Leveno, Kenneth J.
A1 Dashe, Jodi S.
A1 Hoffman, Barbara L.
A1 Spong, Catherine Y.
A1 Casey, Brian M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1190761632
T1 Prior Cesarean Delivery
T2 Williams Obstetrics, 26e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260462739
LK obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1190761632
RD 2024/10/03
AB By  the  beginning  of  the  20th  century,  cesarean  delivery  had  become  a  relatively  safe  procedure.  However,  rupture  of  the  uterine  scar  with  subsequent  labor  was  appreciated  early.  This  danger  resulted  in  the  oft-quoted  remark  by  Cragin  (1916)  that  “Once  a  cesarean,  always  a  cesarean.”  During  the  intervening  50  years,  enthusiasm  developed  to  allow  many  of  these  women  to  be  delivered  vaginally.  But,  as  chronicled  next,  this  support  has  waned  during  the  past  three  decades.  So,  as  we  reach  the  100-year  mark  of  Cragin’s  pronouncement,  the  issue  remains  largely  unsettled.