Effect of mode of delivery on perinatal results in singleton breech presentation weighing 1500 g

Abstract

Summary The object of this retrospective study was to evaluate the mode of delivery and perinatal outcome of singleton fetuses with breech presentation weighing 1500 g. Consecutive cases of all singleton pregnancies at the Princess Badeea Teaching Hospital in North Jordan in the years 1994 and 1995 were compared for crude and corrected perinatal mortality and effect of mode of delivery by weight after correction for non-preventable causes. There were no differences in the 1 and 5 minutes Apgar scores and corrected perinatal mortality between those delivered vaginally and abdominally. It is concluded that poor perinatal outcome are primarily related to factors other than breech presentation. The mode of delivery for infants weighing 1500 g does not influence neonatal outcome and therefore caesarean section for breech presentation in this group is not justified.