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. 1975 Oct 1;123(3):237-40.
doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(75)90191-x.

The decreasing value of external cephalic version in modern obstetric practice

P J Bradley-Watson

The decreasing value of external cephalic version in modern obstetric practice

P J Bradley-Watson. Am J Obstet Gynecol. .

Abstract

The consequences of 1,308 attempts at external cephalic version in 866 patients over a 5 year period are reviewed. A fetal mortality rate of 0.9 per cent and an over-all complication rate of 4.4 per cent was found, and the value of attempting external cephalic version in modern obstetric practice is seriously questioned.

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