External cephalic version at term: a survey of consultant obstetric practice in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

Objective: To undertake a survey of external cephalic version (ECV) in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

Design: In June 1995 every consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland was sent a postal questionnaire which asked whether ECV was routinely performed for breech presentation after 37 weeks of gestation, assuming no contraindications. If consultants did not perform ECV, a supplementary question inquired whether they referred patients to a colleague who would perform ECV.

Outcome of a second pregnancy after a previous elective caesarean section.

At Queen Charlotte's Maternity Hospital from 1980 to 1987, 195 women had a trial of scar in their second ongoing pregnancy, having been delivered previously by elective caesarean section. Overall 154 (79%) achieved a vaginal delivery. Patients who went into spontaneous labour had a significantly better chance of being delivered vaginally than those who were induced.