Spontaneous sternal fracture in multiparous woman during labor: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Spontaneous sternal fracture is an extremely rare cause of chest pain during or after childbirth. To date, only three cases of sternal fracture during childbirth have been reported. This case report represents the first documented case of spontaneous sternal fracture among multiparous women.

Case description

A 33-year-old multiparous woman with an uncomplicated medical history is described, who delivered a healthy fourth infant vaginally at 41 weeks of pregnancy. After the previous three deliveries, each child had been breastfed for more than a year, and the third delivery was eight months before conception, and she breastfed until 3 months of pregnancy. During the final stage of labor, while performing the Valsalva maneuver in the lithotomy position, she felt a s

SUBMITTER: Popovic T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12593088 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature