American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 198, Issue 5 , Pages 521.e1-521.e6 , May 2008

Is a breech presentation at term more frequent in women with a history of cesarean delivery?

  • Françoise Vendittelli, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Association des Utilisateurs de Dossiers Informatisés en Pédiatrie, Obstétrique et Gynécologie (AUDIPOG) sentinel network, Lyon, France
    • Clermont-Ferrand Maternity University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Dr Vendittelli Françoise, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, Fédération de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, Maternité de l'Hôtel-Dieu, Boulevard Léon Malfreyt, 63058 Clermont-Ferrand cedex 1.
    • ,
  • Olivier Rivière

      Affiliations

    • Association des Utilisateurs de Dossiers Informatisés en Pédiatrie, Obstétrique et Gynécologie (AUDIPOG) sentinel network, Lyon, France
    • Faculté de Médecine RTH Laennec, Lyon, France
    • ,
  • Catherine Crenn-Hébert, MD

      Affiliations

    • Association des Utilisateurs de Dossiers Informatisés en Pédiatrie, Obstétrique et Gynécologie (AUDIPOG) sentinel network, Lyon, France
    • Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, AP-HP, Hôpital Louis Mourier, Colombes, France.
    • ,
  • Marc-Alain Rozan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Association des Utilisateurs de Dossiers Informatisés en Pédiatrie, Obstétrique et Gynécologie (AUDIPOG) sentinel network, Lyon, France
    • ,
  • Bernard Maria, MD

      Affiliations

    • Association des Utilisateurs de Dossiers Informatisés en Pédiatrie, Obstétrique et Gynécologie (AUDIPOG) sentinel network, Lyon, France
    • ,
  • Bernard Jacquetin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Association des Utilisateurs de Dossiers Informatisés en Pédiatrie, Obstétrique et Gynécologie (AUDIPOG) sentinel network, Lyon, France
    • Clermont-Ferrand Maternity University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, France
    • Auvergne Medical University, Clermont-Ferrand, France
    • ,
  • obstetricians of the AUDIPOG Sentinel Network

Received 4 May 2007 ,Revised 19 August 2007 ,Accepted 5 November 2007.

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 Cite this article as: Vendittelli F, Rivière O, Crenn-Hébert C, et al. Is a breech presentation at term more frequent in women with a history of cesarean delivery? Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;198:521.e1-521.e6.

PII: S0002-9378(07)02116-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.11.009

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 198, Issue 5 , Pages 521.e1-521.e6 , May 2008

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