SOME OBSTETRIC COMPLICATIONS OF BREECH PRESENTATION
| COMPLICATION |
INCIDENCE |
| FETAL/NEONATAL |
|
| Intrapartum fetal death |
16 times (x) non-breech |
| Intrapartum fetal asphyxia |
3 to 8 x non-breech |
| Intrapartum fetal distress |
~60% (of all breech presentations |
| Umbilical cord prolapse |
2.5 % overall (18 x non-breech) |
| Birth trauma |
= < 13 x non-breech |
| Entrapment of aftercoming head |
~9% (of babies > 2500 g) |
Perinatal/neonatal mortality
(mainly intracranial hemorrhage) |
3 to 5 x non-breech |
| MATERNAL |
|
| (Largely due to cesarean section) |
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