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Breech presentation occurs in 3–4% of pregnancies [1]. Vaginal delivery for breech presentation is associated with increased neonatal morbidity and mortality [2]. There is also epidemiological evidence that children born via vaginal breech delivery do not perform as well at school in terms of exams results later in life compared to children presenting with breech presentation born by caesarean delivery or vertex presentation born by vaginal delivery [3]. Consequently, breech presentation is associated with a high incidence of caesarean delivery [4], despite caesarean delivery being a high contributing factor to maternal morbidity and mortality.
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Shaylor, R., Weiniger, C.F. (2022). External Cephalic Version. In: Fernando, R., Sultan, P., Phillips, S. (eds) Quick Hits in Obstetric Anesthesia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72487-0_14
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