Pregnancy outcome of external cephalic version in singleton pregnancy with breech presentation at term

Breech is the most common abnormal presentation constituting approximately 3-4% of all pregnancies at term. Breech delivery has a higher incidence of poor perinatal outcomes irrespective of the route of delivery. External cephalic version is an effective method to reduce the complications associated with breech presentation. Version is a procedure in which the fetal presentation is altered by physical manipulation either substituting one pole with another in a longitudinal presentation or by converting transverse or oblique lie to longitudinal. External cephalic version which implies the transabdominal procedure of version has been practiced since centuries and medical recording of these dates back to Hippocrates.

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