OBJECTIVES Moxibustion, a Traditional Chinese Medicine technique related to acupuncture, was proposed to facilitate cephalic version of breech presentation. Several trials were conducted to evaluate the efficacy, but there are few reports on the safety of moxibustion. Our objective was to assess the side-effects and acceptability of this intervention. DESIGN We are conducting a randomized con...

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Introduction Obstetrical emergencies are a high-risk yet infrequent occurrence in the emergency department. While U.S. emergency medicine (EM) residency graduates are required to perform 10 low-risk normal spontaneous vaginal deliveries, little is known about how residencies prepare residents to manage obstetrical emergencies. We sought to profile the current obstetrical training curricula thro...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the association between uterine fibroids and adverse obstetric outcomes. METHODS This was a retrospective cross-sectional study of 112,403 deliveries from 14 provinces and 39 different hospitals in 2011 in mainland China. We compared pregnancy outcomes in women with and without uterine fibroids who underwent detailed second trimester obstetric ultrasonography during 18 t...

Reviews Cardini F, Weixin H. Breech presentation may be corrected by moxibustion. JAMA 1998; 280: 1580-4. Primigravidas with breech presentation demonstrated by ultrasound at the 33rd week were treated with moxibustion at BL.67 for 7 days, with a second 7 day course if breech persisted. Foetal movement was more active in the 130 treated with moxibustion than in the 130 controls (p<0.01). By the...

OBJECTIVE A systematic review of studies assessing the effectiveness of acupuncture-type interventions (moxibustion, acupuncture, or electro-acupuncture) on acupuncture point BL 67 to correct breech presentation compared to expectant management, based on controlled trials. DATA SOURCES Articles published from 1980 to May 2007 in databases of Medline, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of C...

BACKGROUND Moxibustion, acupuncture and other acupoint stimulations are commonly used for the correction of breech presentation. This systematic review aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of moxibustion and other acupoint stimulations to treat breech presentation. METHODS We included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and controlled clinical trials (CCTs) on moxibustion, acupuncture or ...

BACKGROUND Most countries recommend planned cesarean section in breech deliveries, which is considered safer than vaginal delivery. As one of few countries in the western world Norway has continued to practice planned vaginal delivery in selected women. The aim of this study is to evaluate prospectively registered neonatal and maternal outcomes in term singleton breech deliveries in a Norwegian...