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Fetomaternal Haemorrhage After External Cephalic Version at Term
Author(s) -
Lau Tze Kin,
Stock Anthony,
Rogers Michael
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1995.tb01862.x
Subject(s) - medicine , external cephalic version , incidence (geometry) , complication , obstetrics , surgery , pregnancy , pediatrics , optics , biology , breech presentation , genetics , physics
Summary: The incidence of fetomaternal haemorrhage after external cephalic version was 1.8% in 167 patients. The occurrence of this complication was not found to be associated with difficult or unsuccessful version, or with any adverse perinatal outcome. We conclude that routine assessment of fetomaternal haemorrhage after external version is not necessary, except in rhesus negative women to detect the 2% in whom the routine dose of 500 iu (100 μg) of anti‐D immunoglobulin is inadequate.