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Re: External Version/Breech Delivery

From: James Connerth MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 29 Dec 1998 18:36:30 -0600 (CST)

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In reply to: Hillary: "External Version/Breech Delivery"

At Tue, 29 Dec 1998, Hillary wrote: >
>I am 38 wks pg and scheduled for an external version tomorrow because my
>baby is breech. I had read external versions have an approx. 50
>percent success rate and wondered if that was accurate.
>
>Also, is the standard practice for breech babies to have a c-section as
>opposed to attempting a vaginal delivery?
>

50-75% is an accurate estimate-with most remaining vertex at onset of labor.Your physician may give you a medication to relax your uterus--some utilize epidurals for the same purpose. Vaginal del. of a breech is becoming a "lost art,"and still widely debated in the literature--both here and abroad.The legal climate in the US is a driving force for c/s for all breech babies. >--
>Hillary
>

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