Prevalence and Perinatal Outcomes of Singleton Term Breech Delivery in Wolisso Hospital,Oromia Region,Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background. breech deliveries have always been topical issues in obstetrics. neonates undergoing term breech deliveries have long-term morbidity up to the school age irrespective of mode of delivery. objective. to determine prevalence and perinatal outcomes of singleton term breech delivery. methods. hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted on 384 participants retrospectively. descriptive and analytical statistics was used. result. a total of 384 breech deliveries were included. prevalence of singleton breech deliveries in the hospital was 3.4%. the perinatal outcome of breech deliveries was 322 (83.9%). adverse perinatal outcome of singleton term breech delivery was significantly associated with women's age of greater than or equal to 35 years (aor = 2.62,95% ci = 1.14-6.03),fully dilated cervix (aor = 0.48,95% ci = 0.25-0.91),ruptured membrane (aor = 5.11,95% ci = 2.25-11.6),and fetal weight of <2500 g (aor = 6.77,95% ci = 3.22-14.25). conclusion. entrapment of head,birth asphyxia,and cord prolapse were the most common causes of perinatal mortality. factors like fetal weight <2500 gm,mothers of age 35 years and above,those mothers not having a fully dilated cervix,and mothers with ruptured membrane were associated with increased perinatal mortality. © 2017 temesgen debero mere et al.