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Giving pregnant women routine third trimester ultrasound scans could reduce rates of undetected breech pregnancy by 71%, enabling better care before and during labor and improved outcomes for newborns

04.06.23 | PLOS

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Giving pregnant women routine third trimester ultrasound scans could reduce rates of undetected breech pregnancy by 71%, enabling better care before and during labor and improved outcomes for newborns
Researchers found that giving pregnant women a third trimester scan reduces the rate of undetected breech in labor by over two thirds, which reduces the chances of harm to the baby. Credit: St George's, University of London (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Giving pregnant women routine third trimester ultrasound scans could reduce rates of undetected breech pregnancy by 71%, enabling better care before and during labor and improved outcomes for newborns

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Article Title: Impact of point-of-care ultrasound and routine third trimester ultrasound on undiagnosed breech presentation and perinatal outcomes: An observational multicentre cohort study

Author Countries : United Kingdom, Turkey

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

PLOS Medicine

10.1371/journal.pmed.1004192

Observational study

People

Competing interests: I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: AK is a Vice President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. AK is a Trustee (and the Treasurer) of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology AK has lectured at and consulted in several ultrasound-based projects, webinars and educational events.

Keywords

Health and Medicine Health Care Pregnancy Prenatal Care Ultrasound

Article Information

Journal
PLOS Medicine
DOI
10.1371/journal.pmed.1004192
Method of Research
Observational study
Subject of Research
People
COI Statement
Competing interests: I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: AK is a Vice President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. AK is a Trustee (and the Treasurer) of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology AK has lectured at and consulted in several ultrasound-based projects, webinars and educational events.

Contact Information

Claire Turner
PLOS
medicinepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2023, April 6). Giving pregnant women routine third trimester ultrasound scans could reduce rates of undetected breech pregnancy by 71%, enabling better care before and during labor and improved outcomes for newborns. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/L3REXWZ8/giving-pregnant-women-routine-third-trimester-ultrasound-scans-could-reduce-rates-of-undetected-breech-pregnancy-by-71-enabling-better-care-before-and-during-labor-and-improved-outcomes-for-newborns.html
MLA:
"Giving pregnant women routine third trimester ultrasound scans could reduce rates of undetected breech pregnancy by 71%, enabling better care before and during labor and improved outcomes for newborns." Brightsurf News, Apr. 6 2023, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/L3REXWZ8/giving-pregnant-women-routine-third-trimester-ultrasound-scans-could-reduce-rates-of-undetected-breech-pregnancy-by-71-enabling-better-care-before-and-during-labor-and-improved-outcomes-for-newborns.html.