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Revista Colombiana de Obstetricia y Ginecología
versión impresa ISSN 0034-7434versión On-line ISSN 2463-0225
Resumen
GRILLO-ARDILA, Carlos Fernando; BAUTISTA-CHARRY, Alejandro Antonio y DIOSA-RESTREPO, Mariana. Breech presentation delivery care: A review of childbirth semiology, mechanism and care. Rev Colomb Obstet Ginecol [online]. 2019, vol.70, n.4, pp.253-265. ISSN 0034-7434. https://doi.org/10.18597/rcog.3345.
Objective:
To review the concepts underlying breech presentation delivery as well as the semiology and the obstetric maneuvers contributing to a successful perinatal maternal outcome.
Materials and methods:
Based on a hypothetical scenario to set the stage for a practical approach to the topic, an explanatory paper built on a narrative review is created in order to examine the principles related to diagnosis, mechanism of delivery and maternal care, emphasizing maneuvers to ease fetal extraction.
Results:
Breech presentation delivery must be managed through the vaginal canal when already in the expulsion phase with fetal engagement. For diagnosis and care, it is essential to know the unique semiology and physiology of this condition as well as the obstetric maneuvers to facilitate an uncomplicated delivery.
Conclusions:
The mechanism of childbirth in breech presentation is complex and requires knowledge of its physiology and multiple obstetric maneuvers on the part of the obstetrician as well as the general practitioner, in order to ensure adequate care when there is no other option.
Palabras clave : Breech presentation; obstetric complications of childbirth; continuing medical education; dystocia.