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MANAGEMENT OF TERM BREECH PRESENTATION IN PRIMIGRAVIDAE
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1981.tb01272.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 88, Issue 7, pages 721–724, July 1981
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How to Cite
Jaffa, A. J., Peyser, M. R., Ballas, S. and Toaff, R. (1981), MANAGEMENT OF TERM BREECH PRESENTATION IN PRIMIGRAVIDAE. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 88: 721–724. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1981.tb01272.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 23 AUG 2005
- Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
- Received September 3, 1980/Accepted January 15, 1981.
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Summary
In a prospective study of 321 breech presentations in primigravidae at term, 260 (81 per cent) were delivered vaginally with no perinatal mortality. A single case of fetal injury (Erb's palsy) was recorded and only one infant had an Apgar score of under 7 at 5 minutes. In 17 patients selected for vaginal delivery, caesarean section was necessary for abnormal uterine activity, prolapse of the umbilical cord of fetal distress. Elective caesarean section was performed if routine x-ray pelvimetry showed values below defined limits at the brim, midcavity, or outlet or if the fetal head was extended.