breech presentation
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Introduction
delivery of fetus buttocks 1st, distinguished from normal position of head 1st
Etiology
- premature delivery is likely the chief cause
Epidemiology
- 25% of babies are in the breech position at 32 weeks gestation
- this drops to 3% at term
Management
More general terms
References
- ↑ Wikepedia, The Free Encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breech_birth
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Young K Cesarean for Breech Babies Linked to Improved Neonatal Outcomes Physician's First Watch, Aug 12, 2014 David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief Massachusetts Medical Society http://www.jwatch.org article in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica August 2014