A 37-year-old woman, gravida 1, attends the GP at 34 weeks of gestation. Her baby is found to be in a breech presentation on palpation. An ultrasound ...

Question

A 37-year-old woman, gravida 1, attends the GP at 34 weeks of gestation. Her baby is found to be in a breech presentation on palpation. An ultrasound confirms frank breech. Which is the single most appropriate management to discuss?

Accepted Answer

Reassure that most breech babies turn spontaneously before 36 weeks and review then

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Arrange elective caesarean section at 39 weeks

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Offer external cephalic version (ECV) from 36 weeks

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Recommend moxibustion to turn the baby

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Offer external cephalic version at 34 weeks

uk-drcog MCQ (SBA): Breech Presentation

A 37-year-old woman, gravida 1, attends the GP at 34 weeks of gestation. Her baby is found to be in a breech presentation on palpation. An ultrasound confirms frank breech. Which is the single most appropriate management to discuss?