"Breech Presentation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D001946
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C13.703.420.183 G08.686.520.150 G08.686.784.769.326.520.150
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| Concept/Terms |
Breech Presentation- Breech Presentation
- Labor Presentation, Breech
- Breech Labor Presentation
- Presentation, Breech Labor
- Fetal Presentation, Breech
- Breech Fetal Presentation
- Presentation, Breech Fetal
- Presentation, Breech
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Breech Presentation" by people in Profiles.
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Linear association between maternal age and spontaneous breech presentation in singleton pregnancies after 32 weeks gestation. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2018 Feb; 31(3):376-381.
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Determining cost savings from attempted cephalic version in an inner city delivering population. Health Care Manag Sci. 2000 Jun; 3(3):185-92.
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Effect of fetal presentation on the amniotic fluid index. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1999 Nov; 181(5 Pt 1):1222-4.
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Cost-effective delivery management of the vertex and nonvertex twin gestation. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1998 Oct; 179(4):864-9.
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Compound presentation resulting from the forward-roll technique of external cephalic version: a possible mechanism. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1996 Mar; 174(3):884-5.
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Predicting success of external cephalic version. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1993 Aug; 169(2 Pt 1):245-9; discussion 249-50.
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Update on external cephalic version performed at term. Obstet Gynecol. 1985 May; 65(5):642-6.
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Randomized control trial of external cephalic version with tocolysis in late pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1981 Oct 15; 141(4):417-24.