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Complete breech presentation

MedGen UID:
68570
•Concept ID:
C0233283
•
Finding
Synonyms: Breech, Complete; Complete Breech
SNOMED CT: Flexed breech (49168004); Complete breech (49168004); Complete breech presentation (49168004)
 
HPO: HP:0010860

Definition

A kind of breech presentation in which the hips are flexed and the knees are flexed. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVComplete breech presentation

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Breech presentation: Clinical practice guidelines from the French College of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians (CNGOF).
Sentilhes L, Schmitz T, Azria E, Gallot D, Ducarme G, Korb D, Mattuizzi A, Parant O, Sananès N, Baumann S, Rozenberg P, Sénat MV, Verspyck E
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2020 Sep;252:599-604. Epub 2020 Mar 25 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.03.033. PMID: 32249011

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Breech presentation: Clinical practice guidelines from the French College of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians (CNGOF).
Sentilhes L, Schmitz T, Azria E, Gallot D, Ducarme G, Korb D, Mattuizzi A, Parant O, Sananès N, Baumann S, Rozenberg P, Sénat MV, Verspyck E
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2020 Sep;252:599-604. Epub 2020 Mar 25 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.03.033. PMID: 32249011
The influence of the fetal leg position on the outcome in vaginally intended deliveries out of breech presentation at term - A FRABAT prospective cohort study.
Jennewein L, Allert R, Möllmann CJ, Paul B, Kielland-Kaisen U, Raimann FJ, Brüggmann D, Louwen F
PLoS One 2019;14(12):e0225546. Epub 2019 Dec 2 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225546. PMID: 31790449Free PMC Article
Planned caesarean section decreases the risk of adverse perinatal outcome due to both labour and delivery complications in the Term Breech Trial.
Su M, Hannah WJ, Willan A, Ross S, Hannah ME; Term Breech Trial collaborative group
BJOG 2004 Oct;111(10):1065-74. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00266.x. PMID: 15383108
Planned caesarean section versus planned vaginal birth for breech presentation at term: a randomised multicentre trial. Term Breech Trial Collaborative Group.
Hannah ME, Hannah WJ, Hewson SA, Hodnett ED, Saigal S, Willan AR
Lancet 2000 Oct 21;356(9239):1375-83. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)02840-3. PMID: 11052579
Outcome of 496 term singleton breech deliveries in a tertiary center.
Daniel Y, Fait G, Lessing JB, Jaffa A, David MP, Kupferminc MJ
Am J Perinatol 1998 Feb;15(2):97-101. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-993906. PMID: 9514133

Diagnosis

The influence of the fetal leg position on the outcome in vaginally intended deliveries out of breech presentation at term - A FRABAT prospective cohort study.
Jennewein L, Allert R, Möllmann CJ, Paul B, Kielland-Kaisen U, Raimann FJ, Brüggmann D, Louwen F
PLoS One 2019;14(12):e0225546. Epub 2019 Dec 2 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225546. PMID: 31790449Free PMC Article
Incidence of cerebral dysfunction as a parameter for decision making in the management of preterm labor.
Milasinović L, Kapamadzija A, Petrović D, Nikolić L
Med Pregl 2000 Sep-Oct;53(9-10):485-92. PMID: 11320730

Therapy

Breech presentation: Clinical practice guidelines from the French College of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians (CNGOF).
Sentilhes L, Schmitz T, Azria E, Gallot D, Ducarme G, Korb D, Mattuizzi A, Parant O, Sananès N, Baumann S, Rozenberg P, Sénat MV, Verspyck E
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2020 Sep;252:599-604. Epub 2020 Mar 25 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.03.033. PMID: 32249011
External cephalic version for breech presentation with or without spinal analgesia in nulliparous women at term: a randomized controlled trial.
Weiniger CF, Ginosar Y, Elchalal U, Sharon E, Nokrian M, Ezra Y
Obstet Gynecol 2007 Dec;110(6):1343-50. doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000295605.38175.7b. PMID: 18055730
Planned caesarean section decreases the risk of adverse perinatal outcome due to both labour and delivery complications in the Term Breech Trial.
Su M, Hannah WJ, Willan A, Ross S, Hannah ME; Term Breech Trial collaborative group
BJOG 2004 Oct;111(10):1065-74. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00266.x. PMID: 15383108
Planned caesarean section versus planned vaginal birth for breech presentation at term: a randomised multicentre trial. Term Breech Trial Collaborative Group.
Hannah ME, Hannah WJ, Hewson SA, Hodnett ED, Saigal S, Willan AR
Lancet 2000 Oct 21;356(9239):1375-83. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)02840-3. PMID: 11052579

Prognosis

The influence of the fetal leg position on the outcome in vaginally intended deliveries out of breech presentation at term - A FRABAT prospective cohort study.
Jennewein L, Allert R, Möllmann CJ, Paul B, Kielland-Kaisen U, Raimann FJ, Brüggmann D, Louwen F
PLoS One 2019;14(12):e0225546. Epub 2019 Dec 2 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225546. PMID: 31790449Free PMC Article
Incidence of cerebral dysfunction as a parameter for decision making in the management of preterm labor.
Milasinović L, Kapamadzija A, Petrović D, Nikolić L
Med Pregl 2000 Sep-Oct;53(9-10):485-92. PMID: 11320730
Planned caesarean section versus planned vaginal birth for breech presentation at term: a randomised multicentre trial. Term Breech Trial Collaborative Group.
Hannah ME, Hannah WJ, Hewson SA, Hodnett ED, Saigal S, Willan AR
Lancet 2000 Oct 21;356(9239):1375-83. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)02840-3. PMID: 11052579
The premature breech: trial of labor or cesarean section?
Karp LE, Doney JR, McCarthy T, Meis PJ, Hall M
Obstet Gynecol 1979 Jan;53(1):88-92. PMID: 760025

Clinical prediction guides

External cephalic version for breech presentation with or without spinal analgesia in nulliparous women at term: a randomized controlled trial.
Weiniger CF, Ginosar Y, Elchalal U, Sharon E, Nokrian M, Ezra Y
Obstet Gynecol 2007 Dec;110(6):1343-50. doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000295605.38175.7b. PMID: 18055730
Incidence of cerebral dysfunction as a parameter for decision making in the management of preterm labor.
Milasinović L, Kapamadzija A, Petrović D, Nikolić L
Med Pregl 2000 Sep-Oct;53(9-10):485-92. PMID: 11320730
Outcome of 496 term singleton breech deliveries in a tertiary center.
Daniel Y, Fait G, Lessing JB, Jaffa A, David MP, Kupferminc MJ
Am J Perinatol 1998 Feb;15(2):97-101. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-993906. PMID: 9514133
The premature breech: trial of labor or cesarean section?
Karp LE, Doney JR, McCarthy T, Meis PJ, Hall M
Obstet Gynecol 1979 Jan;53(1):88-92. PMID: 760025

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