Table 1.

Incidence (%) of complications of caesarean delivery in subsequent pregnancies^{41 42 43}

No of previous caesarean deliveries	Placenta previa	Placenta accreta	Uterine rupture	Hysterectomy	Wound infection	Wound dehiscence	Postpartum haemorrhage	Placental abruption	Surgical injury
1	0.7-1.5	0.3	0.3	0.1-0.7	0.9-1.5	0.1	0	1.0-1.4	0.1
2	1.1-2.0	0.6	0.6	0.1-0.9	0.4-1.5	0.2-0.3	0.1	1.0-1.3	0.3
3	1.0-2.3	2.1	0.8	0.4-2.4	1.3-1.6	0.2-0.8	1.9	1.1-1.5	1.2
4	2.3-4.2	2.3	0.6	1.4-3.5	3.5	0-1.4	1.4	—	1.9
≥5	3.4	6.7	0.8	9.0	3.4	1.2	—	—	4.5