Perinatal mortality in vaginal breech delivery in Tasmania.
A Tasmanian survey from 1975 to 1978 inclusive is presented of 742 vaginal breech deliveries and 26,424 cephalic deliveries of infants weighing 1,000 g or more. There was a significantly higher intrapartum and neonatal death rate associated with the preterm breech delivery; Caesarean section is advocated for this group.
D001315:Australia; D001724:Birth Weight; D001946:Breech Presentation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007746:Labor Presentation; D011247:Pregnancy; D014621:Vagina