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1Gynecology and Obstetrics Department, Service de Gynécologie Obstétrique, Hôpital Mère Enfant, CHU Dupuytren, CHU Limoges, 8 Avenue Dominique Larrey, 87000, Limoges, France. perrine.coste-mazeau@unilim.fr.
Delivery before 25 weeks of gestation has become a more frequent occurrence in our maternity units and can be a difficult obstetrical situation to manage when the fetus is breech. We describe a new obstetrical maneuver enabling vaginal birth of a breech fetus before 25 weeks of gestation. It enables the fetal mobile to be fully grasped and secured, thus facilitating passage through the genital tract.
Delivery before 25 weeks of gestation has become a more frequent occurrence in our maternity units and can be a difficult obstetrical situation to manage when the fetus is breech. We describe a new obstetrical maneuver enabling vaginal birth of a breech fetus before 25 weeks of gestation. It enables the fetal mobile to be fully grasped and secured, thus facilitating passage through the genital tract.
