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Breech Presentation and Delivery
Breech Presentation - Delivery by Cesarean

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Because of the potential risk of complications in a vaginal delivery of a baby in a breech position, many doctors now regularly deliver such babies by cesarean. The common indications for a cesarean delivery are –

Large baby

Suspicion of an inadequacy of the pelvis.

Prolonged labor.

Baby with intrauterine growth retardation.

Previous caesarean section.

Oligohydramnios (less amniotic fluid)

Pre-term labor.

Other associated complications like placenta previa, hypertension in pregnancy.

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