Al‐Zirqi I, et al. - Researchers sought to inscribe the characteristics and outcomes of prelabour uterine ruptures population using data from the Medical Birth Registry of Norway, the Patient Administration System and medical records. Before start of labor, 8 complete ruptures among 2,334,712 women with unscarred uteri, and 22 complete and 45 partial ruptures among 121,085 women with scarred uteri were reported during the period 1967–2008 in Norway. Data thereby revealed rare occurrence of complete uterine ruptures before labor start, however, it often results in catastrophic outcomes, such as perinatal death. A higher percentage of catastrophic prelabour ruptures were reported in correlation with scars outside the lower segment compared with scars in the lower segment.