American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 198, Issue 3 , Pages 289.e1-289.e6 , March 2008

Early preterm breech delivery: is a policy of planned vaginal delivery associated with increased risk of neonatal death?

  • Gilles Kayem, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, School of Medicine Paris XII, Créteil, Paris, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Gilles Kayem, MD PhD, University Paris XII, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 40 avenue de Verdun, 94010 Créteil cedex.
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  • Raphaël Baumann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, School of Medicine Paris XII, Créteil, Paris, France
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  • François Goffinet, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternity Port-Royal, Cochin-Saint Vincent-de-Paul Hospital AP-HP, School of Medicine Paris V, Paris, France
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  • Sawsan El Abiad, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, School of Medicine Paris XII, Créteil, Paris, France
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  • Yves Ville, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine Paris Ile de France Ouest, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Poissy-Saint-Germain en Laye, Poissy, France.
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  • Dominique Cabrol, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternity Port-Royal, Cochin-Saint Vincent-de-Paul Hospital AP-HP, School of Medicine Paris V, Paris, France
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  • Bassam Haddad, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, School of Medicine Paris XII, Créteil, Paris, France

Received 1 June 2007 ,Accepted 11 October 2007.

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 Cite this article as: Kayem G, Baumann R, Goffinet F, et al. Early preterm breech delivery: is a policy of planned vaginal delivery associated with increased risk of neonatal death? Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;198:289.e1-289.e6.

PII: S0002-9378(07)02016-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.10.794

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 198, Issue 3 , Pages 289.e1-289.e6 , March 2008

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