Effect of route of delivery on periventricular/intraventricular hemorrhage in the low-birth-weight fetus with a breech presentation.
Ninety-two consecutive cases of breech presentation with birth weights less than or equal to 2,000 g were examined for early periventricular/intraventricular hemorrhage (PV/IVH) and neonatal demise. The total group and subgroups, based on birth weight and gestational age, showed significantly less early PV/IVH and perinatal mortality if delivered by cesarean section. There is a need for a prospective, randomized, multicentric study of this subject.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nassau County, Medical Center, East Meadow, New York 11554.
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Chayen
D001946:Breech Presentation; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies