Fetal tachycardia treated successfully with maternally administered propylthiouracil.

Background. Fetal tachycardia may result from the transplacental passage of thyroid stimulating immunoglobulins in a patient with hypothyroidism secondary to ablation of Graves' disease. Case.

Uterine rupture with the use of PGE2 vaginal inserts for labor induction in women with previous cesarean sections.

Objective: To analyze the rate of uterine rupture in women with previous cesarean sections undergoing a trial of labor in which a prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) vaginal insert was used.

Study Design: The study was based on a computerized search and review of pharmacy records, medical records and the pertinent literature. Pharmacy records were correlated with the medical records of all women undergoing a trial of labor after cesarean section over a 33-month period.