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Original Articles

Breech presentation at a district level hospital in South Africa

, MBChB, FCOG, FRCOG (UK), , MMedSci & , MBBS, Diploma in Obstetrics
Pages 64-68 | Received 05 Mar 2009, Accepted 10 Aug 2009, Published online: 15 Aug 2014

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