Term breech presentation vaginal births in Tibet: A retrospective analysis of 451 cases.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In high altitude areas, like Tibet, most fetuses in breech presentation at term are delivered vaginally owing to a variety of reasons, but this has not been published.

Objective

This study aimed to provide references and evidence for the delivery of breach presentation term fetuses in high altitude areas, through comparing and analyzing the data of full-term singleton fetuses with breech or cephalic presentation in Naqu People's Hospital, Tibet.

Study design

We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 451 breech presentation fetuses mentioned above over a period of 5  years (2016-2020). A total of 526 cephalic presentation fetuses' data within 3  months (1 June to 1 September 2020) of the same period were collected too. Statistics were compared and ass

SUBMITTER: Long F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10150607 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature