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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2017 May;23(5):721–726. doi: 10.1097/MIB.0000000000001113

Table 4. Indications for cesarean delivery by type of inflammatory bowel disease.

Crohn's Disease Ulcerative Colitis
Planned n=8 n=21

 History of IBD 5 (62.5) 6 (28.6)
 IBD flare 1 (12.5) 0 (0.0)
 IPAA 0 (0.0) 5 (23.8)
 Previous abdominal surgery 0 (0.0) 1 (4.8)
 Acute non-IBD medical comorbidity 1 (12.5) 1 (4.8)
 Non-vertex presentation 0 (0.0) 5 (23.8)
 Anatomic abnormality 1 (12.5) 1 (4.8)
 Elective 0 (0.0) 2 (9.5)

Unplanned n=16 n=20

 Arrest of descent/dilation 7 (43.8) 9 (45.0)
 Non-reassuring FHT 5 (31.3) 10 (50.0)
 Non-vertex presentation 1 (6.3) 1 (5.0)
 Anatomic abnormality 2 (12.5) 0 (0.0)
 IBD flare 1 (6.3) 0 (0.0)