Old procedures are still valuable: avoiding unnecessary cesarean section to decrease risk in the next pregnancy.
OBJECTIVE
In the past, obstetricians were highly skilled in obstetric procedures. An increase in cesarean section rates, especially in developed countries, has led to a gradual loss of obstetric skills.


METHODS
Two cases are reported, the first being a case of face presentation in the mentoposterior position and the second a case of transverse lie with a prolapsed hand, both with intrauterine death.


CONCLUSIONS
Cesarean sections in both cases, although justified, were avoided after a successful trial of other obstetric procedures.
Shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad, Pakistan. drshaziaf@yahoo.com
Shazia
S
Fakhar
Gulshan
G
Saeed
D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures; D014710:Version, Fetal / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult