Breech presentation

Introduction: Breech presentation

Description of Breech presentation

Breech presentation (medical condition): Pregnancy with fetus reversed with head up.

See also:

Breech pregnancy:
  »Introduction: Breech pregnancy
  »Symptoms of Breech pregnancy
  »Tests for Breech pregnancy
  »Treatments for Breech pregnancy

Breech presentation: presentation of any part of the pelvic extremity of the fetus, the nates, knees, or feet; more properly only of the nates; frank breech presentation occurs when the fetus presents by the pelvic extremity; the thighs may be flexed and the legs extended over the anterior surfaces of the body; in full breech presentation, the thighs may be flexed on the abdomen and the legs upon the thighs; and in footling presentation, foot presentation, the feet may be the lowest part; in incomplete foot presentation, incomplete knee presentation, one leg may retain the position that is typical of one of the above-mentioned presentations, while the other foot or knee may present. SYN: pelvic presentation.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Breech presentation: 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.
Source: Diseases Database

Breech presentation: 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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Breech presentation: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Breech presentation:

• Presentation

Breech presentation as a Disease

Breech presentation: Another name for Breech pregnancy (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Breech pregnancy
  »Symptoms of Breech pregnancy
  »Treatments for Breech pregnancy

Breech presentation: Related Diseases

Breech presentation: Breech presentation is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Uterus conditions
• Pregnancy-related conditions
• Malpresentation

Symptoms of Breech presentation (Breech pregnancy)

Some of the symptoms of Breech presentation incude:

• Reversed presentation of the fetus with head upwards
• Bottom of fetus near the vagina
• Head of fetus upwards

Read more about symptoms of Breech presentation (Breech pregnancy)

Treatments for Breech presentation (Breech pregnancy)

Treatments for Breech presentation (Breech pregnancy) include:

• Watchful waiting - babies will often turn themselves.
• Certain exercises to turn the baby
• Manipulation to turn the baby
• Vaginal breech delivery
• Foreceps

See full list of 6 treatments for Breech presentation

Treatment of Breech presentation: For more treatment information about Breech presentation, see treatment of Breech pregnancy (Breech presentation)

Breech presentation: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Breech presentation:

• Pregnancy
• multiple pregnancy
• uterine anomalies
• fibroids
• large for date babies

Terms associated with Breech presentation:

Terms Similar to Breech presentation:

• Fetal Presentation, Breech
• Labor Presentation, Breech
• Presentation, Breech

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Breech presentation

• Obstetric Labor Complications
• Labor Presentation

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Breech presentation

The following list attempts to classify Breech presentation into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications
  • Pregnancy Complications
    • Obstetric Labor Complications
      • Breech Presentation

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Reproductive and Urinary Physiology
  • Reproduction
    • Pregnancy
      • Labor Presentation
        • Breech Presentation

External links related to: Breech presentation

• Cephalic version by postural management for breech presentation (Cochrane Review)
• Expedited versus conservative approaches for vaginal delivery in breech presentation (Cochrane Review)
• External cephalic version for breech presentation before term (Cochrane Review)
• eMedicine - Pregnancy, Breech Delivery : Article by Andrew Jenis, MD
• Planned caesarean section for term breech delivery (Cochrane Review)
• Interventions to help external cephalic version for breech presentation at term (Cochrane Review)
• eMedicine - Breech Presentation : Article by Richard Fischer, MD
• External cephalic version for breech presentation at term (Cochrane Review)

Source: Diseases Database

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