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breech presentation
delivery of fetus buttocks 1st, distinguished from normal position of head 1st
Etiology:
- premature delivery is likely the chief cause
Epidemiology:
- 25% of babies are in the breech position at 32 weeks gestation
- this drops to 3% at term
Management:
- outcomes may be better with C-section [2]
General
malposition/malpresentation of the fetus
References
- Wikepedia, The Free Encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breech_birth
- Young K
Cesarean for Breech Babies Linked to Improved Neonatal Outcomes
Physician's First Watch, Aug 12, 2014
David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief
Massachusetts Medical Society
http://www.jwatch.org
article in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
August 2014