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Transcervical side by side Foley balloons for preterm breech birth: A new concept to enhance safety
1Effective Care Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Walter Sisulu University, East London, South Africa; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
Abstract:
Preterm breech birth risks head entrapment. Three side-by-side Foley balloons as previously described for labour induction/augmentation may prevent breech expulsion until adequate cervical dilation. We present an illustrative case.

