External cephalic version for breech presentation before term

Abstract

BACKGROUND: External cephalic version (ECV) of the breech fetus at term (after 37 weeks) has been shown to be effective in reducing the number of breech presentations and caesarean sections, but the rates of success are relatively low. This review examines studies initiating ECV prior to term (before 37 weeks' gestation). OBJECTIVES: To assess the effectiveness of a policy of beginning ECV before term (before 37 weeks' gestation) for breech …

Authors

Hutton EK; Hofmeyr GJ; Dowswell T

Journal

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Vol. 2015, No. 7,

Publisher

Wiley

DOI

10.1002/14651858.cd000084.pub3

ISSN

1361-6137

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Eileen Katherine Hutton

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Health Sciences

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