1/10th of painful uterine scars will rupture; none in the non painful group. However all rupturing cases had other features – abnormal fetal monitor (4), peritoneal signs (2), high fetal station (2) or vomiting(1).
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2013 Dec;123(3):200-2.
Persistent abdominal pain over uterine scar during labor as a predictor of
delivery complications.
Cohen A, Cohen Y, Laskov I, Maslovitz S, Lessing JB, Many A.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24063747
- A painful uterine scar is one that is still tender between contractions.
- 1/10 of these were rupture so it is not that bad a sign
- without other signs mentioned above, none of them ruptured
- not that specific – 8.2% of cases not rupturing had above signs
Comment – if scar is tender during labor, most of time you will be ok, but watch monitor, peritoneal signs, high riding fetus, or vomiting..