Experience with selective external cephalic version at term in Saudi Arabia: a three year review

A A Sobande1, Z M Zaki, H M Albar

  • 1King Faisal Military Hospital, Khamis Mushayt and King Saud University, Abha Branch College of Medicine, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Thirty-six patients were selected for external cephalic version at term in an attempt to reduce the number of caesarean sections performed for breech presentation. All had the option of elective caesarean section on account of a big fetus or small maternal pelvis. Our results showed that 20 fetuses out of 24 (83.3%) who had a successful external cephalic version went on to vaginal delivery.