RT Journal Article
T1 Maternal and perinatal outcomes in external cephalic version: prognostic factors for the success of the technique
A1 Trobo, Duna
A1 Pintado Recarte, María Del Pilar
A1 Ortega, Virginia
A1 Yllana, Fátima
A1 Hernández, Concepción
A1 Mendizábal, Rafael
A1 León Luis, Juan Antonio
AB Background            We aimed to analyze the success rate of external cephalic version (ECV) for breech presentations performed in our center between March 2011 and March 2016. We evaluated factors related to a successful ECV, delivery mode, complications and newborn status after ECV.            Methods               Analysis of assembled data of 327 consecutive ECVs in the third trimester was done.                Results                The total success rate was 56.6%. After a successful ECV, 85.9% of the fetuses were delivered vaginally. Logistic regression analysis of background factors leading to a successful ECV showed that tocolysis with ritodrine and anterior placenta were each significantly correlated with the rate of successful version. No severe complications were registered during the ECVs, and all babies had normal Apgar scores at deliver           Conclusion           These findings suggest that attempting an ECV in breech presentations, once or even twice, seems to be an appropriate management given that a successful ECV decreases the rate of cesarean section in this group of patients and by doing so, it might also decrease the risk of cesarean sections in future pregnancies.
PB De Gruyter
SN 1619-3997
SN 0300-5577
YR 2019
FD 2019-08-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/115489
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/115489
LA eng
NO Trobo D, Pintado P, Ortega V, Yllana F, Hernández C, Mendizábal R, et al. Maternal and perinatal outcomes in external cephalic version: Prognostic factors for the success of the technique. Journal of Perinatal Medicine. 2019;47(7):717-23.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 11 abr 2025