External cephalic version for breech presentation at term

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2016, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Hofmeyr, G Justus ^a   Kulier, Regina ^b   West, Helen M ^c  

^a WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Profa Consultation de sante sexuelle   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXOPRENALINE; RITODRINE;

APGAR SCORE; BREECH EXTRACTION; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; EXTERNAL CEPHALIC VERSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOCOLYSIS; UMBILICAL VEIN; VAGINAL DELIVERY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; META ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; TERM BIRTH;

BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TERM BIRTH; VERSION, FETAL;

EID: 84944451654     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000083.pub3     Document Type: Review

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