Vladimír Cupaník, Miroslav Korbeľ, Peter Mareš, Jozef Záhumenský, Peter Kaščák
Guidelines for management of breech presentation delivery
At present, the frequency of breech births is extremely low, and the young generation of gynaecologists has had little
opportunity to learn how to perform such deliveries. The authors carried out an analysis and questionnaires about
breech delivery management in Slovakia in 2015. Frequency of caesarean section in case of breech presentation was
87 %, the highest in Nitra region - 95.9 % and the lowest in Banska Bystrica region - 63.4 %. The overall majority of vaginal
breech deliveries were performed only in 3 maternity hospitals and no vaginal breech delivery in 9 workplaces.
The authors suggest some recommendations for management of breech presentation deliveries based on the analysis
of present situation in Slovakia and the latest medical knowledge.