Outcomes of external cephalic version for antenatal women with breech presentation in a secondary hospital in Vellore, Tamil Nadu - a retrospective review
Journal Title: Journal of the Turkish-German Gynecological Association - Year 2020, Vol 21, Issue 4
Abstract
Objective: Breech presentation is the most common fetal malpresentation at term, with an incidence of 3-4%. External cephalic version (ECV) is a procedure that can be offered to women with breech presentation beyond 36 weeks of gestation to convert it to cephalic presentation, reducing the risks of a vaginal breech delivery and the morbidities associated with caesarean section. Material and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of women who underwent ECV between October 2012 and June 2020 with the objectives of determining the success rate of the procedure, the mode of delivery, the maternal and neonatal outcomes, periprocedural complications and their management. Results: Among the 200 women who underwent the procedure with a 64% success rate (128 women), there were 110 vaginal deliveries (56.7%) including five vaginal breech deliveries, and 84 women (43.2%) underwent caesarean section, which included 24 women who had successful ECV but needed emergency caesarean for other indications. There was no significant difference in the neonatal APGAR scores in those who had a successful ECV and those who did not. Only three women (1.5%) experienced any significant periprocedural complication. Conclusion: These results suggest that ECV improves the possibility of a vaginal delivery with an overall low complication rate, reducing the neonatal risks associated with vaginal breech delivery and the maternal morbidity of a caesarean section. It may thus contribute to reducing the primary caesarean section rate, making it a useful intervention, especially in limited resource settings.
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Tobey Ann Marcus, Shalini Jeyapaul, Sam Marconi David, Dimple Jamkhandi, Anne George Cherian
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- DOI 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2020.2020.0140
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