Strengths and weakness
This study is the largest to date on pregnancies after previous rupture
among the whole population of a single country. Previous studies were
mainly collections of reports from different countries. Our study
included pregnancies after all types of previous ruptures, making the
results more comprehensive. However, the data covered several periods of
time and, therefore, different obstetric practices. This may have
affected the rate and outcomes of repeat rupture. Because of the rarity
of women getting pregnant after uterine ruptures, we collected cases
covering 44 years. Nonetheless, cases were still few, allowing only for
descriptive statistical analysis.