Babies in Occiput Posterior Position Are Significantly More Likely to Require an Emergency Cesarean Birth Compared With Babies in Occiput Transverse Position in the Second Stage of Labor: A Prospective Observational Study
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Tempest, Nicola; Lane, Steven; Hapangama, Dharani
- Source
- Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. Sep 01, 2020 75(9):525-527
- Subject
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0029-7828
(Abstracted from Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2020;99:537–545)A fetus in the occiput posterior (OP) or occiput transverse (OT) position at delivery increases the risk for cesarean delivery up to 6-fold and instrumental delivery by up to 4-fold. Although there are a number of methods to assist with the delivery of the fetus in these malpositions, limited data are available on the rates of obstetric intervention in this patient population and the subsequent neonatal and maternal outcomes.