Pregnancy Associated with Congenital Abnormalities of the Female Reproductive Tract

Congenital Abnormalities of the Uterus and Pregnancy

“…Breech presentation is therefore more common in these types. It occurred twice in eight pregnancies in our cases of types A and B. ln Fenton and Singh's (1952) cases the incidence of breech presentation was 10%. In types C and E, however, transverse lie is also common.…”

“…Miller (1922) summarized the literature up, to that time and Smith (1931) reported 35 cases. In the last decade papers have been presented by Jarcho (1946), Fenton and Singh (1952), and Baker et al (1953). In the British literature, Way (1945) and Hunter (1950) published papers describing the condition.…”

“…It is not painful, nor is it attended by much bleeding. Fenton and Singh (1952) also report that where the septum was present it was necessary to incise it during delivery in almost all cases.…”

“…(2.5 kg.). Fenton and Singh (1952) maintain that premature rupture of the membranes and premature labour are twice as common as in normal pregnancy. They regard this as being due to the irregular uterine contour and to the increased incidence of malpresentations.…”

Twin pregnancy with a fetus in each half of a uterus didelphys

“…There is increased risk in pregnancies of women with double uterus. The spontaneous abortion rate is 3@38%, breech presentation occurs in 43%, premature rupture of membranes in 53%, and premature labor in 95% of cases (3)(4)(5). Risk of inertia, placental abruption and post partum bleeding is also increased.…”