Acta Medica Medianae (Apr 2008)
ANAMNESTIC AND POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BREECH DELIVERIES IN SUMADIJA REGION
Abstract
Breech presentation implies vertical position of the fetus, accounting for 3-4% of all monofetal deliveries. Perinatal morbidity and mortality are significantly higher in breech deliveries than in head presentation deliveries.The aim of the investigation was to examine the association between the anamnestic and population characteristics of the breech deliveries and the same characteristics in the head deliveries.Study group included 282 mothers who had breech deliveries and 282 mothers in control group who had head presentation deliveries. All the babies were delivered at the Clinic of Obstetrics and Gyneclogy Kragujevac.The population sample - the subject of the study encompassed mothers from Sumadija region with the center in Kragujevac as the capital and biggest city in the region.Distribution of probabilities according to profession or education of mothers was similar in both groups. The mean age of the mothers in both groups was 26.8 years. Significantly, the largest number of mothers from both groups was between 20 and 29 years of age, e.g. 70 %.With significantly high probability, the pregnancy progression in both groups was positive (85%), without maintaining pregnancy. The presence of associated disease was significantly higher, especially hypertension and diabetes in mothers who had breech deliveries compared to mothers who had head presentation deliveries.
