Impact of implementation of a breech clinic in a tertiary hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The incidence of breech presentation in single pregnancies at term is between three to 5 %. In order to support eligible women in their choice of mode of delivery, a dedicated breech clinic with a care pathway was developed in December 2015 in a tertiary referral centre in Brussels. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the vaginal birth rate before and after the introduction of a dedicated breech clinic. The secondary objective was to compare the early neonatal outcomes before and after the breech clinic was introduced.

Methods

This was a single centre retrospective and prospective study. The inclusion criteria were term (from 37 weeks), singleton fetus and breech presentation at delivery. The exclusion criteria were suspected intrauterine growth re

SUBMITTER: Derisbourg S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7391516 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature