Breech Presentation - Delivery by Cesarean

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.

Breech Presentation and Delivery - References:

Breech Presentation - (http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3272.htm)
Breech birth - (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breech_birth)

Published on Jul 26, 2014
Last Updated on Dec 19, 2019

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