Safety of vaginal breech delivery following an unsuccessful external cephalic version: a comparative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine whether patients undergoing a trial of labor with a breech presentation following a failed attempt of external cephalic version (ECV) are at increased risk of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study was conducted at a single university-affiliated medical center. The study group comprised women with singleton pregnancies at term, categorized into three groups: those who underwent a failed external cephalic version (ECV) and subsequently attempted a trial of breech delivery (Breech-failed-ECV group), those who attempted an assisted vaginal breech delivery without a prior ECV attempt (Breech-no-ECV group), and those with vertex presentation following a successful ECV (Vertex-ECV). The primary outcome measured was th

SUBMITTER: Aviv D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12033122 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature