utcome of 80 Cases of External Cephalic
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Many obstetricians in this country are still not in favour of external cephalic version (ECy). This is despite the various studies in recent years that have shown its effectiveness in reducing the incidence of vaginal breech delivery and Caesarean section for breech presentation1,2,3,4,5. This study is a prospective observational study on the outcome of 80 cases of external cephalic version at term using terbutaline infusion at University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur between April 1994 and June 1996. This a final update of our study of which the outcome of the first 42 cases were reported earlier6.
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