[Delivery from breech presentation with the delivery chair. Initial experiences with a new obstetric method].
OBJECTIVE
To prove safety and practicability of birth from breech presentation on a delivery chair.


METHODS
In a retrospective study (1990-1995) all fetuses with breech presentation and those born using a delivery chair were collected.


RESULTS
Out of a total of 2,925 fetuses 138 (4.7%) had breech presentation; 82 of them were born on a delivery chair.


CONCLUSIONS
Since 1992 all fetuses with breech presentation were born on the delivery chair. The frequency of cesarean sections was roughly the same in both collectives (25.5%). We could not identify any disadvantages with this new technique.
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Abteilung für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, A.o.Krankenhaus Korneuburg, Osterreich.
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D000328:Adult; D001034:Apgar Score; D001946:Breech Presentation; D002585:Cesarean Section; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011187:Posture; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies