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INTENSIVE CARE OF THE FETUS IN BREECH LABOUR
Author(s) -
Hill J. G.,
Eliot B. W.,
Campbell J.,
PickettHeaps A. A.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1976.tb00824.x
Subject(s) - breech presentation , caesarean section , medicine , breech delivery , asphyxia , obstetrics , vaginal delivery , perinatal mortality , perinatal asphyxia , fetus , fetal monitoring , pediatrics , pregnancy , genetics , biology
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.