Vaginal breech
Provided by Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
About the course
This course is part of the RCOG Core Knowledge series.
This course reviews intrapartum care for women with breech presentation. It will focus on the practical aspects of vaginal breech delivery and on the complications that might be encountered during the procedure.
When you have completed this course, you will be able to:
- describe the types of breech presentation
- recognise the risk factors for breech presentation
- describe the techniques of vaginal breech delivery
- describe the techniques for managing the complications of vaginal breech delivery
- present a balanced argument for and against vaginal breech delivery
- counsel an antenatal patient with breech presentation of the fetus regarding the mode of delivery
- recognise the importance of a skills drill to gain experience of the manoeuvres necessary for vaginal breech delivery.
Dr Kausik Das MRCOG (2010, 2016)
Dr Das is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Birmingham Heartlands and Solihull Hospitals, and a Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Birmingham.
Deans CL, Penn Z. The case for and against vaginal breech delivery. The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2008;10(3):139–44.
Green PM, Walkinshaw S. Management of breech deliveries. The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2002;4:87–91.
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Management of Breech Presentation. Green-top Guideline No. 20b. London; RCOG: 2017.
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. External Cephalic Version and Reducing the Incidence of Breech Presentation. Green-top Guideline No. 20a. London; RCOG: 2017.
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