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. 2022 Nov 30;11(23):7118.
doi: 10.3390/jcm11237118.

Neonatal Morbidity after Cervical Ripening with a Singleton Fetus in a Breech Presentation at Term

Laura Berthommier  1 , Lucie Planche  2 , Guillaume Ducarme  1
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Neonatal Morbidity after Cervical Ripening with a Singleton Fetus in a Breech Presentation at Term

Laura Berthommier et al. J Clin Med. .

Abstract

Vaginal delivery in women with a breech presentation is part of common practice in France despite much debate, and the induction of labor (IOL) with a fetus in a breech presentation at term remains uncommon. Little is known about the effectiveness of cervical ripening and its neonatal and maternal safety in these women. We present a retrospective study of 362 women who gave birth to a live singleton fetus in a breech presentation at term. The objective was to compare severe maternal and neonatal morbidity according to the planned mode of labor (spontaneous labor or the induction of labor (IOL) with a favorable cervix, cervical ripening, or elective cesarean delivery) and, specifically, to compare cervical ripening to the other modes of labor. The rate of severe neonatal morbidity was 3.0% and was significantly higher after the IOL compared to elective cesarean delivery (p = 0.02), and the severe maternal morbidity rates were similar. Multivariable logistic regression analysis found no significant association between cervical ripening and either composite severe neonatal (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 2.80, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.10-43.6) or maternal morbidity (aOR 1.29, 95% CI 0.05-11.5). Our results support a policy of offering cervical ripening to the appropriately selected candidates with a singleton fetus in a breech presentation at term without increasing the incidence of severe maternal and neonatal morbidity.

Keywords: breech; cervical ripening; induction of labor; maternal morbidity; mode of labor; neonatal morbidity.

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