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    13 hours ago

    I’m not sure and would like to know too. But I do believe it’s much less common for the uterus to be moved outside the body during Caesarian (exteriorization), the standard is intra-abdominal repair - ie repaired in place by surgery. Exteriorization is an older practice done due to surgical simplicity, and it’s fallen out of favour due to various risk factors it adds. Latest metal analysis I found on it with that recommendation from a 2021: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34811700/