Induced labour at term and breech presentation: Experience of a level IIB French maternity.

Unlabelled: Data from the literature on induction of labour in breech presentation are rare and no conclusions can be drawn for this procedure.

Objectives: To evaluate obstetrical and neonatal prognosis following induced labour in breech deliveries at term (37 to 42 weeks of gestation).

Methods: We conducted a single-centre retrospective case-control study in a level IIB maternity unit from 1st January 2012 to 31st December 2015.

[Does low-risk delivery exist?].

Objectives: The main objective of our study is to evaluate the rate of call of the obstetrician during childbirth supposed in low-risk and compare it to high-risk deliveries in a maternity service level II. The secondary objective is to assess the level of intervention of the obstetrician with the patient in both groups.

Patients And Methods: This is a prospective study of 490 patients including 259 classified as low risk based on obstetric criteria of Bourgogne Perinatal Network.

[Spontaneous acute intussusception in a pregnant woman].

Acute intussusception in adults is rare and particularly so in pregnant women (between 1 / 5000 and 1 / 68,000 deliveries). It is a life-threatening condition for both the mother and the fetus. In adults, such intussusceptions are mainly secondary to an intestinal disease and frequently a tumour.

Vascular complication after insertion of a subcutaneous contraceptive implant.

Implanon is a reliable method of contraception widely used in France and around the world. Cases of difficulties encountered in inserting or removing the implant have been described. We report the first case of an insertion accident that led to occlusion of the right brachial artery and required exploratory vascular surgery.

[Multidisciplinary management of aortic dissection complicating pregnancy].

Background: Most cases of aortic dissection observed in women under 40 years of age occur as a complication of pregnancy in patients with other risk factors. Case report. We report a case of dissection of the ascending aorta in a young primigravida at 35 weeks gestation.