Birth injury in breech delivery: a nationwide population-based cohort study in Finland.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Previous studies have examined the optimal mode of breech delivery extensively, but there is a scarcity of publications focusing on the birth injuries of neonates born in breech presentation. This study aimed to examine birth injury in breech deliveries.

Methods

In this retrospective register-based nationwide cohort study, data on birth injuries in vaginal breech deliveries with singleton live births were compared to cesarean section with breech presentation and cephalic vaginal delivery between 2004 and 2017 in Finland. The data were retrieved from the National Medical Birth Register. Primary outcome variables were severe and mild birth injury. Incidences of birth injuries in different gestational ages and birthweights were calculated in different modes of delivery.

SUBMITTER: Kekki M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10435420 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature