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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-5-21
pubmed:abstractText
To evaluate whether the dramatic rise in the cesarean section rate for breech presentation (from 22% in the decade 1963 to 1973 to 94% in 1978 and 1979) has been justified, 770 term breech deliveries at the Royal Victoria Hospital during the period 1963 to 1973 and during 1978 and 1979 have been reviewed. Neonatal outcome, as determined by one neonatologist during the entire period of this study, was analyzed according to vaginal or cesarean section breech deliveries of primiparous and multiparous women. For each method of delivery and state of parity the occurrence of asphyxia neonatorum, abnormal cerebral signs, postasphyctic congenital heart failure or renal failure, and intrapartum and neonatal deaths was studied. The most severe cases were individually reviewed. While breech presentation has become a virtual indication for cesarean section in many centers, to date , there has not been an evaluation of how effective this procedure is in reducing birth asphyxia and trauma. In this study we assessed whether the trend to perform cesarean section in all term breech presentations is justified and whether neonatal morbidity and mortality rates have actually improved as a result.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0002-9378
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
142
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
643-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7065037-Acute Kidney Injury, pubmed-meshheading:7065037-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:7065037-Asphyxia Neonatorum, pubmed-meshheading:7065037-Birth Injuries, pubmed-meshheading:7065037-Breech Presentation, pubmed-meshheading:7065037-Central Nervous System Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:7065037-Cesarean Section, pubmed-meshheading:7065037-Female, pubmed-meshheading:7065037-Heart Defects, Congenital, pubmed-meshheading:7065037-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7065037-Infant, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:7065037-Infant Mortality, pubmed-meshheading:7065037-Labor Presentation, pubmed-meshheading:7065037-Neonatology, pubmed-meshheading:7065037-Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care), pubmed-meshheading:7065037-Parity, pubmed-meshheading:7065037-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:7065037-Quebec
pubmed:year
1982
pubmed:articleTitle
Has an increased cesarean section rate for term breech delivery reduced in incidence of birth asphyxia, trauma, and death?
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't