What is Breech pregnancy?

What is Breech pregnancy?

• Breech pregnancy: Pregnancy with fetus reversed with head up.
• Breech pregnancy: A malpresentation of the FETUS at near term or during OBSTETRIC LABOR with the fetal cephalic pole in the fundus of the UTERUS. There are three types of breech: the complete breech with flexed hips and knees; the incomplete breech with one or both hips partially or fully extended; the frank breech with flexed hips and extended knees.
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Breech pregnancy: Introduction

Types of Breech pregnancy:

Broader types of Breech pregnancy:

• Uterus conditions
• Pregnancy-related conditions
• Malpresentation
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How serious is Breech pregnancy?

Complications of Breech pregnancy: see complications of Breech pregnancy

What causes Breech pregnancy?

Causes of Breech pregnancy: see causes of Breech pregnancy

What are the symptoms of Breech pregnancy?

Symptoms of Breech pregnancy: see symptoms of Breech pregnancy

Complications of Breech pregnancy: see complications of Breech pregnancy

Breech pregnancy: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Breech pregnancy.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Breech pregnancy.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Breech pregnancy: see treatments for Breech pregnancy
Research for Breech pregnancy: see research for Breech pregnancy

Society issues for Breech pregnancy

Hospitalization statistics for Breech pregnancy: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Breech pregnancy:

• 0.065% (8,335) of hospital consultant episodes were for obstruct labour due to malposition and malpresentation of fetus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 94% of hospital consultant episodes for obstruct labour due to malposition and malpresentation of fetus required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 100% of hospital consultant episodes for obstruct labour due to malposition and malpresentation of fetus were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1% of hospital consultant episodes for obstruct labour due to malposition and malpresentation of fetus required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Breech pregnancy:

Organs and body systems related to Breech pregnancy include:

• Uterus

Name and Aliases of Breech pregnancy

Main name of condition: Breech pregnancy

breech presentation

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Breech pregnancy:

• Pregnancy
• Multiple pregnancy
• Uterine anomalies
• Fibroids
• Large for date babies

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