Placental Position and Breech Presentation

Fell, M. R.

doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.1956.tb05559.x

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“…Witkop et al (19) found an increased frequency of fundal location of the placenta in non-vertex presentations at birth (breech presentation and transverse lie) compared with vertex presentation (9% vs 5%). Fell (20) and Stevenson (2) investigated the location of the placenta only in breech-presenting fetuses and found the frequency of cornual-fundal location in 22% and 100% of cases, respectively. Luterkort et al (5) did not find a difference in the frequency of the cornual-fundal location of the placenta between breech (15%) and cephalic presentation (19%) at birth, but they showed a distribution of breech ( ~ 36%) and cephalic ( ~ 64%) presentations in the cornual-fundal location of the placenta similar to our results.…”

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Breech presentation and the cornual-fundal location of the placenta

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AimTo investigate the association of cornual-fundal location of the placenta and breech presentation at term delivery.MethodsThis study was conducted at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Novi Sad, in 2011. The inclusion criteria were delivery at ≥37 weeks of gestation, singleton gestation, and cornual-fundal location of the placenta determined by ultrasonography at ≥37 weeks of gestation when 3/4 or more of the placenta was in the cornual-fundal region.ResultsOut of 2750 ultrasound examinations performed, 143 showed cornual-fundal location of the placenta (frequency 5.2%). Eighty six cases had cephalic presentation (60.14%) and 57 (39.86%) had breech presentation. Of the remaining cases with non- cornual-fundal location, 2585 had cephalic presentation and 22 (0.84%) had breech presentation. The difference in the frequency of breech presentation between the cornual-fundal and non-cornual-fundal groups was significant (χ2 = 77.78, P < 0.001).ConclusionCornual-fundal location of the placenta may be an important clue in resolving the etiology of a number of cases of breech presentation at term delivery.

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“…In term births, the placenta is attached to one fifth or more of the uterus (20) and is not always entirely located in just one region of the uterus. Future studies should attempt to standardize the method of localization of the placenta instead of the current practice based on subjective estimation.…”

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