Breech Delivery
Definition
Incidence
Risk Factors
Evaluation
Treatment
c-section
external version
Outlook
Underlying Cause
Types
Trusted Sites
Breech Delivery Outlook
What to expect with a breech delivery:
Infant morbidity and mortality is much higher in breech deliveries than in normal deliveries.
Some of the mortality and morbidity associated with breech deliveries is secondary to congenital birth defects.
Continue to
Breech Delivery Underlying Cause
Related Conditions
Labor and delivery
Pregnancy
Miscarriage Checkup
Abdominal pain over 20 weeks pregnant
About
free
MD
FAQ
Terms of Use
New Visitor
Feedback
free
MD is provided for information purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for evaluation and treatment by a physician.
Please review our terms of use.
Last Updated: Mar 4, 2008
References
Authors:
Stephen J. Schueler, MD
;
John H. Beckett, MD
;
D. Scott Gettings, MD
Copyright 1989-2009
DSHI Systems, Inc.
Powered by:
free
MD
Site Map
Breech Delivery References:
Doyle NM, Riggs JW, Ramin SM, Sosa MA, Gilstrap LC. Outcomes of term vaginal breech delivery. Am J Perinatol. 2005 Aug;22(6):325-8.
Ghosh MK. Breech presentation: evolution of management. J Reprod Med. 2005 Feb;50(2):108-16.
Hofmeyr GJ. Interventions to help external cephalic version for breech presentation at term. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2004;(1):CD000184.
