The Early External Cephalic Version (ECV) 2 Trial: an international multicentre randomised controlled trial of timing of ECV for breech pregnancies.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate whether initiating external cephalic version (ECV) earlier in pregnancy might increase the rate of successful ECV procedures, and be more effective in decreasing the rate of non-cephalic presentation at birth and of caesarean section.

Design

An unblinded multicentred randomised controlled trial.

Setting

A total of 1543 women were randomised from 68 centres in 21 countries.

Population

Women with a singleton breech fetus at a gestational age of 33(0/7) weeks (231 days) to 35(6/7) weeks (251 days) of gestation were included.

Methods

Participants were randomly assigned to having a first ECV procedure between the gestational ages of 34(0/7) (238 days) and 35(6/7) weeks of gestation (early ECV group) or at or after 37(0/7) (259 days) w

SUBMITTER: Hutton EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3085121 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature