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Headline:

Study: C-sections clearly safer for breech babies

Newspaper Article Synopsis:

A planned c-section is the safer mode of delivery for a breech baby than a vaginal birth according to a new study of over 2000 births. Serious injuries or mortality were higher in the vaginal birth group (52 of 1039) versus the caesarean section group (17 of 1039).

Newspaper Article Source:

News Services. Study: C-sections clearly safer for breech babies. Star Tribune, 2000 October 29: E3(col. 6).

Journal Article Citation:

Hannah M.E., et al. Planned caesarean section versus planned vaginal birth for breech presentation at term: a randomised multicentre trial. Lancet 2000 Oct 21; 356(9239): 1375-83.

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