505: Persistent breech presentation-A novel prognostic factor

Cephalic Version in Breech Presentation

Breech delivery has a usual incidence of about 4 per cent, and virtually all obstetricians agree that the infantile mortality in these cases exceeds that of vertex delivery and the danger of serious injury to the baby is increased. The fetal hazard may be reduced, at some added risk to the mother, by extending the indications for Cesarian section, particularly in elderly primigravid patients, o...

The Management of Breech Presentation

The aim of this guideline is to provide up-to-date information on methods of delivery for women with breech presentation. The scope is confined to decision making regarding the route of delivery and choice of various techniques used during delivery. It does not include antenatal or postnatal care. External cephalic version is the topic of a separate RCOG Green-top Guideline No. 20a: ECV and Red...

Management of breech presentation at term.

The management of 159 consecutive women with singleton breech presentation occurring at 37 or more weeks of gestational age was reviewed. They were stratified into three groups: (a) caesarean section without trial of labour (87), (b) trial of labour resulting in caesarean section (21), and (c) trial of labour culminating in successful vaginal delivery (51). The criteria for allowing a trial of ...

Recurrence of breech presentation in consecutive pregnancies

OBJECTIVE To investigate the recurrence risk of breech presentation at term, and to assess the risk factors that contribute to its recurrence. DESIGN Cohort study. SETTING New South Wales, Australia. POPULATION Women with their first two (n = 113 854) and first three (n = 21 690) consecutive singleton term pregnancies, in the period 1994-2002. METHODS Descriptive statistics including ra...

Neonatal genital trauma associated with breech presentation.