INTENSIVE CARE OF THE FETUS IN BREECH LABOUR

  1. J. G. Hill Consultant 1,
  2. B. W. Eliot Senior Registrar 2,
  3. J. Campbell Registrar 1,
  4. A. A. Pickett-Heaps Registrar 1,†

Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1976.tb00824.x

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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Volume 83, Issue 4, pages 271–275, April 1976

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Hill, J. G., Eliot, B. W., Campbell, J. and Pickett-Heaps, A. A. (1976), INTENSIVE CARE OF THE FETUS IN BREECH LABOUR. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 83: 271–275. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1976.tb00824.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Obstetrics, Pembury Hospital, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

  2. 2

    Department of Obstetrics, University College Hospital, London NW1

  1. †

    Present appointment: Registrar, Department of Obstetrics, St Thomas's Hospital, London SE1.

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  1. Issue published online: 23 AUG 2005
  2. Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005

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Summary

A review of 186 cases of breech presentation with a corrected perinatal mortality rate of 0.54 per cent is presented. Details of paediatric follow-up are given. Careful selection of patients for vaginal delivery and the liberal use of Caesarean section are advocated. The importance of asphyxia as the main danger of breech delivery is emphasized and the use of fetal blood sampling as a practicable method of detecting early asphyxia is discussed.

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