Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of pregnant women from whom samples were obtained for steroid hormone metabolism studies

	Not in labor	Labor
No. of cesarean hysterectomies	7	5
Mean gestational age ± sem (wks)	37.0 ± 0.3	39.6 ± 0.90
Median parity (range)	3 (2–5)	3 (1–4)
Surgical indications	4 Repeat C/S; placenta previa/accreta	2 Repeat C/S; leiomyomas
	1 Repeat C/S; failed tubal ligation	2 Repeat C/S placenta accreta
	1 Primary C/S transverse lie; uterine atony	1 Breech; leiomyomas
	1 Repeat C/S; hemorrhage from implantation site

C/S, Cesarean section.