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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Walthamstow 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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PRIMARY BREECH PRESENTATION.
Version was not attempted in any one of the following cases.
The complicated cases are those in which there was an additional
risk to the life of the foetus owing to an abnormality of the maternal
condition.
| P | rimiparae. | Multiparae. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of breech deliveries | 18 | 11 | 29 |
| Number of stillbirths and infant deaths | 1 | _ | 1 |
| Foetal mortality | 5.5% | — | 3.3% |
| Number of breech deliveries | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Number of stillbirths and infant deaths | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| (1) Macerated foetus. (2) Anencephalic. | (3) 28 weeks infant multiple malformations. | ||
| Foetal mortality | 66% | 25% | 42.8% |
| Total breech deliveries, 36. There was no maternal death. | |||