Neonatal fetal death following cesarean section secondary to hyperextended head in breech presentation.
There is a general agreement that infants with hyperextension in breech presentation should be delivered by Cesarean section in order to prevent spinal cord injuries and neonatal deaths. The following case report illustrates complete spinal cord transection in a fetus with hyperextended head in breech presentation delivered by Cesarean section who died 8 days after delivery.
D000328:Adult; D001946:Breech Presentation; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007746:Labor Presentation; D011247:Pregnancy; D012886:Skull; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology*