Breech presentation at term: outcomes and mode of delivery in a tertiary care teaching hospital In South India

The aim of this study was to study the outcomes of all patients who presented with breech presentation at term (>37 weeks), to assess what percentage of patients were offered External cephalic version (ECV), the rates of success of the procedure and the rates of vaginal delivery following success...

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Published inInternational Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology Vol. 8; no. 10; p. 4111
Main Authors David, Liji, Abraham, Anuja, Navaneethan, Preethi, Regi, Annie
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology 01.10.2019
Subjects
Breech birth
Cesarean section
Delivery (Childbirth)
Maternal mortality
Medical records
Medical research
Morbidity
Teachers
Terbutaline
India
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Summary:The aim of this study was to study the outcomes of all patients who presented with breech presentation at term (>37 weeks), to assess what percentage of patients were offered External cephalic version (ECV), the rates of success of the procedure and the rates of vaginal delivery following successful ECV. It was a retrospective study of 669 patients diagnosed with breech at term, their clinical records were retrieved and data like age, BMI, parity, type of breech and scan findings noted. ECV was done in 256 patients and was successful in 35.5% of women with 51.1% being multigravidas and 26.8% in primigravidas. 76.9% of women with successful ECV delivered vaginally. There was no significant fetal or maternal morbidity documented as a result of ECV in this study. Keywords: Assisted breech delivery, Caesarean section, Complete breech, External cephalic version, Frank breech, Successful ECV
ISSN:2320-1770
2320-1789
DOI:10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20194394