Publications by authors named "Merle R van Dijk"
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- * A systematic review was conducted to assess existing national guidelines and literature on contraindications for vaginal breech delivery, revealing limited consensus and significant gaps in scientific evidence.
- * Ultimately, the review identified 11 contraindications with only two having strong supportive evidence, highlighting the need for further research to clarify guidelines in this area.
Background: With the global increase of cesarean deliveries, breech presentation is the third indication for elective cesarean delivery. Implementation of external cephalic version (ECV), in which the position of the baby is manipulated externally to prevent breech presentation at term, remains suboptimal. Increasing knowledge for caretakers and patients is beneficial in the uptake of ECV implementation.
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