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UNDERSTAND TYPES OF BREECH PRESENTATIONS
UNDERSTAND DELIVERY OPTIONS , RISKS & BENEFITS DELIVERY TECHNIQUES EXTERNAL VERSION |
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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BREECH PRESENTATION ONLY ACCOUNTS FOR ___% OF SINGLETON DELIVERIES
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3-4
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Babies are born 2 ways; breech or _____
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vertex
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ETIOLOGY of breech INCLUDES HYD-_____, MULTIPLE FETUS, RELAXED UTERUS, PLACENTAL & UTERINE ABNORMALITIES , FETAL MALFORMATIONS
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HYDRAMNIOS
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COMPLICATIONS COMMONLY FOUND IN ASSOCIATION WITH PERSISTANT BREECH PRESENTAION;
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1. morbidity and mortality
2. low birthweight, growth restriction 3. prolapsed cord 4. placenta previa 5. fetal, neonatal, and infant anomalies 6. uterine anomalies and tumors |
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TYPES OF BREECH PRESENTATIONS
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COMPLETE-
FRANK BREECH- FOOTLING BREECH- |
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Describe COMPLETE breech
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1 OR BOTH KNEES FLEXED
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Describe FRANK BREECH-
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HIPS FLEXED & KNEES EXTENDED
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Describe FOOTLING BREECH-
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1 OR BOTH FEET PRESENTING
(most distressing) |
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How do you make the DIAGNOSIS of breech? –
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ABDOMINAL EXAM CAN PROVIDE DX
LOCATION OF FETAL HEART TONES ABOVE THE UMBILICUS ULTRASOUND USED IF DX UNCERTAIN |
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BOTH MOTHER & FETUS AT GREATER RISK WITH BREECH PRESENTATION COMPARED TO _____
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CEPHALIC
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MATERNAL MORBIDITY & MORTALITY RELATED TO HIGHER INCIDENCE OF ________
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OPERATIVE DELIVERY
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MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS TO PERINATAL LOSS ARE ; PRETERM DELIVERY,CONGENITAL ANOMALIES & _________
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BIRTH TRAUMA
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LIBERAL USE OF _______ HAS HELPED REDUCE MORTALITY, AVOIDING LABOR AUGMENTATION & HAVING EXPERIENCED OB AT BIRTH WILL ALSO HELP
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C-SECTION
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DELIVERY OF THE BREECH BRINGS THE UMBILICUS AND CORD INTO THE PELVIS WHICH does what to the cord?
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COMPRESSES THE CORD
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Why is there more rik with breech PRETERM FETUS ?
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DISPARITY BETWEEN HEAD & BUTOCK IS EVEN GREATER
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TO AID IN DELIVERY OF HEAD INCISCIONS ARE SOMETIMES MADE IN THE _______ TO RELEASE THE HEAD
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CERVIX
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FREQUENCY OF CORD PROLAPSE IS ALSO INCREASED WHEN FETUS IS SMALL , HIGHEST WITH ______ BREECH
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FOOTLING
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BECAUSE THERE IS NO TIME FOR ______________, A PELVIS THAT WAS OK FOR VERTEX PRESENTATION CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS FOR A BREECH
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MOLDING OF THE FETAL HEAD
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HYPER-________ OF FETAL HEAD WITH VAGINAL BREECH MAY CAUSE SEVERE SPINAL CORD DAMAGE & SHOULD BE C/S
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HYPEREXTENSION
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LABOR INDUCTION & AUGMENTATION FOR BREECH – MATTER OF CONSIDERABLE CONTROVERSY. Do it?
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no
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THE AFTERCOMING HEAD CAN EASILY BECOME ENTRAPPED BY AN INCOMPLETELY DILATED ____
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CERVIX
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THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OB/GYN RECC. ________PERSISTANT BREECH PRESENTATION EXCEPT WHEN BIRTH IS IMMINENT
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PLANNED C-SECTON FOR
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3 METHODS OF VAGINAL DELIVERY
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SPONTANEOUS
PARTIAL BREECH EXTRACTION- TOTAL BREECH EXTRACTION- |
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Describe SPONTANEOUS –
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NO TRACTION OR MANUEVERING BY OPERATOR
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Describe PARTIAL BREECH EXTRACTION-
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SPONT. DELIVERY TO UMBILICUS, REST DELIVERED BY OPERATOR
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Describe TOTAL BREECH EXTRACTION
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- ENTIRE BODY OF INFANT EXTRACTED BY OB
unfold legs one at a time pull legs out rotate baby around use "piper"(?) forceps |
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COMPLICATIONS of breech delivery
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ANOXIA DUE TO CORD COMPRESSION
BIRTH INJURY- 13 TIMES THAT OF CEPHALIC PRESENTATION ENTRAPMENT OF HEAD BY PARTIAL CERVICAL DILATION NUCHAL ARMS – ARMS BECOME ENTRAPED BEHIND THE NECK |
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FEW INJURIES IN SPONT. BREECH, 6% IN PARTIAL EXT., ___% IN TOTAL EXT.
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20
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EXTERNAL CEPHALIC ______ MAY BE DONE AFTER 36 WKS., IF PROBLEMS OCCUR , DELIVERY CAN BE DONE IMMEDIALTELY
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VERSION
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EXTERNAL CEPHALIC VERSION
DONE WITH SONO GUIDANCE & WITH TOCOLYTICS SUCCESS rate is what? |
~60%
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