Open AccessFACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH BREECH DELIVERY AT TERM
Author(s) -
Aslam Malik,
Asia Aziz,
Abida Riaz,
Capt Ijaz Ahmad Shah
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2006.13.01.5057
Subject(s) - medicine , placenta previa , oligohydramnios , obstetrics , pregnancy , breech delivery , gynecology , vaginal delivery , placenta , gestation , fetus , genetics , biology
Objectives: To assess the various factors associated with breech delivery at term. Design: Casecontrol study. Period: Apr 2004 to Sep 2004 Setting: Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology unit-I, Bahawal VictoriaHospital Bahawalpur. Materials & Methods: This case control study was carried out in women with the age group 20-40 years. Various risk factors (Parity, multiple pregnancy, placenta Previa, amount of liquor and congenitalabnormalities) associated with breech (50 cases) at term (37-42 completed weeks) were compared with vertex (50controls) after matching. Results: Different factors associated with breech were oligohydramnios 44% vs controlgroup, placenta previa 34% vs control group, primiparity 46% vs control group, multiple pregnancy 14% vs controlgroup and congenital abnormalities 18% vs control group. Conclusion: Our study concluded that factors associatedwith breech delivery were oligohydramnios, placenta previa, multiparty, multiple pregnancy & congenital abnormalities.