ISSN:
1432-0711
Keywords:
Key words: Breech delivery
;
Cesarean section
;
Fetal outcome
;
Cord prolapse
;
Cerebral palsy
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract. We retrospectively analyzed 546 consecutive singleton pregnancies with breech presentations that ended at ≧36 weeks of gestation for the relationship between the intended mode of delivery and fetal outcome. Twelve patients were excluded from the analysis because these infants had major malformations. Of the 534 remaining patients, 124 (23%) were delivered by elective cesarean section. The other 410 women (77%) went into spontaneous labor. Intrapartum emergency cesarean section was required in 112 (27%) of these 410 women; the other 298 (73%) were delivered vaginally. There were 5 poor neonatal outcomes: 3 perinatal deaths and 2 cases of cerebral palsy probably due to intrapartum asphyxia. The risk of poor outcome was thus 1.2% (5/410), in the intended vaginal delivery group vs. no such outcome in the group of 124 patients that had an elective cesarean section. Three of 5 infants with poor outcome were actually born by emergency cesarean section and comparisons of results according to ultimate method of delivery rather than according to intended method of delivery may be misleading and in our case would have been biased against cesarean section.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004040050112
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