Breech presentation and the cornual-fundal location of the placenta
Slobodan Sekulić1, Marko Ilinčić, Gordana Radeka
1Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Hajduk Veljkova 1-7, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia. turija@EUnet.rs
Aim:
To investigate the association of cornual-fundal location of the placenta and breech presentation at term delivery.
Methods:
This study was conducted at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Novi Sad, in 2011. The inclusion criteria were delivery at ≥37 weeks of gestation, singleton gestation, and cornual-fundal location of the placenta determined by ultrasonography at ≥37 weeks of gestation when 3/4 or more of the placenta was in the cornual-fundal region.
Results:
Out of 2750 ultrasound examinations performed, 143 showed cornual-fundal location of the placenta (frequency 5.2%). Eighty six cases had cephalic presentation (60.14%) and 57 (39.86%) had breech presentation. Of the remaining cases with non- cornual-fundal location, 2585 had cephalic presentation and 22 (0.84%) had breech presentation. The difference in the frequency of breech presentation between the cornual-fundal and non-cornual-fundal groups was significant (χ(2)=77.78, P<0.001).
Conclusion:
Cornual-fundal location of the placenta may be an important clue in resolving the etiology of a number of cases of breech presentation at term delivery.
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