Breech birth can be safe, but is it worth the effort?
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Whether term vaginal breech birth is safe is no longer a question. The PREMODA study has clearly shown that with careful selection and management by average maternity units, breech birth can be safe.1 We are now left with two tasks. The first is to define, as clearly as possible, what parameters make vaginal breech birth safe. The second is to decide, individually and collectively as a profession, whether to make the effort required to offer vaginal breech birth.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada : JOGC = Journal d'obstetrique et gynecologie du Canada : JOGC
دوره 31 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009