BREECH DELIVERY ON A DELIVERY CHAIR - FIR ST EXPERIENCES USING A NEW OBSTETRICAL TECHNIQUE

Objective: To prove safety and practicability of birth from breech pre sentation on a delivery chair. Method:In a retrospective study (1990-1 995) all fetuses with breech presentation and those born using a deliv ery chair were collected. Results: Out of a total of 2,925 fetuses 138 (4.7%) had breech presentation; 82 of them were born on a delivery ch air. Conclusions: Since 1992 all fetuses with breech presentation were born on the delivery chair. The frequency of cesarean sections was ro ughly the same in both collectives (25.5%). We could not identify any disadvantages with this new technique.