Factors Associated with Breech Delivery

Obstetric brachial plexus palsy associated with breech delivery.

A review of the English literature revealed that only two birth palsy centers have specifically reviewed their experience with obstetrical palsy associated with breech delivery. The aim of this paper is to review the author's center's experience with birth palsy associated with breech delivery, compare their epidemiological and surgical findings with previous studies, and describe their managem...

Assisted breech delivery with transverse vaginal septum.

The incidence of vaginal septum is rare. The infrequency of this anomaly makes accurate estimates of the true incidence very difficult to obtain. Diagnosis is based on careful historyand examination. This is the case of a patient who presented with transverse vaginal septum in labour and breech presentation. The septum was resected and the foetus delivered normally. Careful vaginal examination ...

Breech delivery before and after the term breech trial.

OBJECTIVE To compare the outcome of breech delivery at term in women before and after the term breech trial (TBT) recommendation. METHODS A retrospective study carried out at Abha Maternity Hospital, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia comprising 796 women with breech presentation at term who delivered at our hospital between May 1997 and February 2005 divided into 2 groups. Group 1 consisted of 39...

Neonatal genital trauma associated with breech presentation.

[Factors associated with preference for cesarean delivery].

OBJECTIVE To study factors related to preference for cesarean delivery, among pregnant women without medical complications. METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out among 156 pregnant women, in a private clinic in the city of Osasco, State of São Paulo, from October 2000 to December 2001. The pregnant women were at 28 weeks of pregnancy or more, with no formal contraindication for vagi...