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2919467

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-3-30
pubmed:abstractText
A total of 5,519 consecutive single deliveries at term were analysed for maternal and foetal factors associated with breech presentation (UK). The protocol in this department for breech deliveries which permits vaginal delivery of foetuses estimated to be between 2,400 and 3,800 g in cases where the pelvis was considered to be clinically normal, was also evaluated. Breech presentation was found in 173 cases. In 102 of these circumstances were present which permitted trial of vaginal delivery. Seventy-seven were delivered vaginally. An increased frequency of low Apgar scores (less than 8) after one minute was demonstrated among infants delivered vaginally in the breech presentation on comparison with infants delivered by Caesarean section, whereas low scoring after five minutes occurred with the same frequency. One infant died during delivery. Follow-up of infants delivered in breech presentation (mean period of observation two years) showed developmental disturbances in three of the vaginally delivered infants and in five of those delivered abdominally. Two of the infants delivered abdominally had severe cerebral paresis and psychomotor retardation without evidence of intrauterine or severe neonatal asphyxia. On comparison with the population delivered in cephalic presentation (HST), significantly increased frequencies of primiparity and light-for-dates infants were found in the breech presentations. Low Apgar score after one minute was significantly more frequent in breech presentations while low Apgar scoring after five minutes occurred with the same frequency. The perinatal mortality rates in breech and cephalic presentations were 17.3 and 4.7 per 1,000 respectively. Following correction for lethal malformations, the rates were 5.8 and 3.8 per 1,000, respectively.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:language
dan
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0041-5782
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
13
pubmed:volume
151
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
437-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
[Breech presentation deliveries].
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract