Abstract
Author(s): Hala R. Jassim
Breech presentation represents a global burden among pregnant women comprising around 4% of pregnancies. Much debated question is whether the incidence of placenta in the cornual-fundal region or placenta praevia can be a causative factor for developing breech presentation. Hence, the current study aims to investigate the incidence of presence of placenta in cornual-fundal region or placenta praevia in patients with breech presentation. The study enrolled 300 women as follows: 100 women with breech presentation and 200 women with cephalic presentation (control). The relationship between site of placental implantation and breech presentation was examined by ultrasonography and by cesarean at or near term. The results of this study showed that placenta was found in cornual-fundal site in a 70% of breech presentation cases as compared with 10% of cephalic presentation cases (control). The findings of this study suggest that site of placental implantation could have an impact on the presentation of fetus.