Safety of vaginal breech delivery following an unsuccessful external cephalic version: a comparative study.

Autor: Aviv D; Adelson School of Medicine, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel. avivdanit@gmail.com.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Laniado Medical Center, Divrei Hayim 16, Netanya, Israel. avivdanit@gmail.com., Weintraub A; Adelson School of Medicine, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Laniado Medical Center, Divrei Hayim 16, Netanya, Israel., Issakov G; Adelson School of Medicine, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Laniado Medical Center, Divrei Hayim 16, Netanya, Israel., Pasternak Y; Adelson School of Medicine, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Laniado Medical Center, Divrei Hayim 16, Netanya, Israel., Griffin R; Adelson School of Medicine, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Laniado Medical Center, Divrei Hayim 16, Netanya, Israel., Shochat T; Rabin Medical Center, The Helen Schneider Women's Hospital, Petah Tikva, Israel., Lopian M; Tel Aviv University School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel., Yekel Y; Adelson School of Medicine, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Laniado Medical Center, Divrei Hayim 16, Netanya, Israel., Perlman S; Tel Aviv University School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel.; Rabin Medical Center, The Helen Schneider Women's Hospital, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics [Arch Gynecol Obstet] 2024 Dec 26. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Dec 26.
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-024-07873-9
Abstrakt: Objective: To determine whether patients undergoing a trial of labor with a breech presentation following a failed attempt of external cephalic version (ECV) are at increased risk of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study was conducted at a single university-affiliated medical center. The study group comprised women with singleton pregnancies at term, categorized into three groups: those who underwent a failed external cephalic version (ECV) and subsequently attempted a trial of breech delivery (Breech-failed-ECV group), those who attempted an assisted vaginal breech delivery without a prior ECV attempt (Breech-no-ECV group), and those with vertex presentation following a successful ECV (Vertex-ECV). The primary outcome measured was the mode of delivery. Secondary outcomes included adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Results: The study group consisted of 229 patients who attempted a vaginal delivery during the study period following a diagnosis of non-cephalic presentation at term. There were 42 women in the Breech failed-ECV group, 102 in the Breech-no-ECV group, and 85 in the Vertex-ECV group. Among patients undergoing a trial of labor with a breech presentation, there were no significant differences in successful vaginal delivery rates between those who had an attempted ECV and those who did not (80.39% vs. 80.95%, p > 0.05), nor in the rate of adverse maternal or neonatal outcomes between the groups. However, the Vertex-ECV were more likely to have a vaginal delivery (91.78 vs 80.56%, p = 0.03) and less likely to experience adverse neonatal outcomes, including meconium-stained amniotic fluid, non-reassuring fetal heart rate (NRFHR), compared to those who underwent labor with a breech presentation (p < 0.05).
Conclusions: A failed external cephalic version does not adversely affect maternal or neonatal outcomes in patients undergoing a trial of labor with a breech presentation and meet the criteria of our study.
Competing Interests: Declarations. Conflict of interest: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose. Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study is a retrospective study conducted in accordance with ethical standards and approved by our institution’s HELSINKI Committee (approval number 50-22lnd), reaffirming our commitment to ethical research integrity. We diligently adhered to established ethical guidelines, utilizing the retrospective design to analyze pre-existing data and minimize participant burden.
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Databáze: MEDLINE