BREECH PRESENTATION-INFORMATION-FEAR-EXPE CTATION PATTERN IN GYNECOLOGISTS AND IN PREGNANT-WOMEN .2. RESULTS OF A SURVEY IN PREGNANT-WOMEN WITH BREECH PRESENTATION

The frequency of caesarean section is increasing. A corresponding reas on for this development is the increasing quota of primary caesarean s ection in patients with breech presentation. The aim of this study was to extend the expectation- fear- and information-profile in these pat ients and therefore the influence on the caesarean section rate. 100 p atients with breech presentation were randomized and prospectively que stionnaired. In summary, the study shows that women with breech presen tation prefer primary caesarean section as the favourite delivery mode , Fears experienced before the delivery were focused accordingly on th e condition of the child were in conflict to the higher incidence of m aternal risk factors. Only an objective clearing of the obstetrical co nditions and risk factors of the delivery modes (vaginal delivery mode , caesarean section) can induce patient's compliance which is the pres upposition for a vaginal delivery mode of breech presentation.