footling breech or evidence of poor progress or fetal distress. Nowadays, after the published randomized trial in the Lancet (6), Caesarean section has become the delivery route of choice for most women with a breech presentation, regardless of parity and estimated fetal size. This will definitely increase the Caesarean section rate and cost to the already tight health budget of any government.Although the results of the trial and a few others (7-8) were supportive of elective Caesarean delivery, experience tells us that in properly selected cases and in experienced hands, assisted breech deliveries are
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