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1718255

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-11-5
pubmed:abstractText
The intrapartum management of the vertex-breech and vertex-transverse twin gestation is controversial. The fall in perinatal mortality rate to a low level has resulted in this parameter failing to be an adequate gauge of the safety of breech extraction and the answer lies in the quality of survival of the infants. Fifty-one twin pairs, collected over 12 years at the Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, occurred where twin 2 was born by breech extraction following internal inversion and the control (twin 1) did not have this procedure performed. In 8 pairs either a stillbirth or neonatal death occurred; in one pair childhood death due to an accident (fire) occurred; in 4 pairs the parents refused entrance to the study as they perceived both twins to be similar; in 2 sets the assessment was incomplete; 11 sets were untraceable leaving 25 sets fully assessed as children ranging in age from 2 to 12 years. Growth, and psychological scores were not significantly different between twins 1 and 2 but 2 children had cerebral palsy and both were born by breech extraction following internal version at 29.2 and 30.1 weeks' gestation, respectively. Because of small numbers the results failed to achieve statistical significance and this study was unable to answer the question regarding the safety of breech extraction following internal version but did show that the majority of infants so born do well.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0004-8666
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
111-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Second twin: quality of survival if born by breech extraction following internal podalic version.
pubmed:affiliation
Mercy Hospital for Women, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't