Effects of external cephalic version for breech presentation at or near term in high-resource settings: A systematic review of randomized and non-randomized studies.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

External cephalic version (ECV) for breech presentation involves manual manipulation of the fetus from breech to cephalic presentation at or near term, in an attempt to avoid breech birth. This systematic review summarizes the literature on the effects of ECV at or near term on pregnancy outcomes in high-resource settings.

Methods

The MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, MIDIRS, and SweMED+ databases were searched for relevant articles published through April 2019, with no limitation on publication date. Clinical trials comparing the effects of ECV at ≥36 weeks, with or without tocolysis, with that of no ECV, conducted in northern, western, and central Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand were eligible for inclusion.

Results

Nine arti

SUBMITTER: Devold Pay AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7839085 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature