M Burger1, P Safar. 1. Abteilung für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, A.o.Krankenhaus Korneuburg, Osterreich.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To prove safety and practicability of birth from breech presentation on a delivery chair. METHOD: In a retrospective study (1990-1995) all fetuses with breech presentation and those born using a delivery chair were collected. RESULTS: Out of a total of 2,925 fetuses 138 (4.7%) had breech presentation; 82 of them were born on a delivery chair. CONCLUSIONS: Since 1992 all fetuses with breech presentation were born on the delivery chair. The frequency of cesarean sections was roughly the same in both collectives (25.5%). We could not identify any disadvantages with this new technique.
OBJECTIVE: To prove safety and practicability of birth from breech presentation on a delivery chair. METHOD: In a retrospective study (1990-1995) all fetuses with breech presentation and those born using a delivery chair were collected. RESULTS: Out of a total of 2,925 fetuses 138 (4.7%) had breech presentation; 82 of them were born on a delivery chair. CONCLUSIONS: Since 1992 all fetuses with breech presentation were born on the delivery chair. The frequency of cesarean sections was roughly the same in both collectives (25.5%). We could not identify any disadvantages with this new technique.