Maternal and neonatal outcome after vaginal breech delivery at term of children weighing more or less than 3.8 kg: A FRABAT prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:The clinical management of breech presentations at term is still a controversially discussed issue among clinicians. Clear predictive criteria for planned vaginal breech deliveries are desperately needed to prevent adverse fetal and maternal outcomes and to reduce elective cesarean section rates. The green-top guideline considers an estimated birth weight of 3.8 kg or more an indication to plan a cesarean section despite the lack of respective evidence. OBJECTIVE:To compare maternal and neonatal outcome of vaginal intended breech deliveries of births with children with a birth weight of 2.5 kg- 3.79 kg and children with a birth weight of 3.8 kg and more. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SAMPLE:All vaginal intended deliveries out of a breech position of newborns weighing betwee

SUBMITTER: Jennewein L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6107207 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature