title: Recurrent persistent occipito-posterior position in subsequent deliveries.
abstract: A nine year follow up study of the delivery pattern of 119 women after delivery in the persistent occiput posterior position and their occipito-anterior controls. The studied parameters were: number of deliveries, number of repeated cases of persistent occiput posterior position and operative deliveries. Deliveries in the occipito-posterior position were more common in the study group than in the controls (P= 0.031). Except for this, no statistically significant differences were found between the groups. According to the results, recurrence of the persistent occiput posterior position is common. A history of delivery in the persistent occiput posterior position does not seem to have any major impact on future childbearing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Vaasa Central Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: Mikael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gardberg
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Stenwall
authors.forename: Eero
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Laakkonen
mesh_terms: D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004420:Dystocia / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007746:Labor Presentation; D011247:Pregnancy; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies