The decreasing value of external cephalic version in modern obstetric practice.
The consequences of 1,308 attempts at external cephalic version in 866 patients over a 5 year period are reviewed. A fetal mortality rate of 0.9 per cent and an over-all complication rate of 4.4 per cent was found, and the value of attempting external cephalic version in modern obstetric practice is seriously questioned.
D001946:Breech Presentation; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000209:etiology; D010298:Parity; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D014710:Version, Fetal / Q000009:adverse effects