Breech deliveries comparison between Teaching hospital and private clinic

ABSTRACT

Breech deliveries over a period of one year [1992] were compared between Gynaecology [A] Unit Khyber Teaching Hospital and Kulsoom maternity home for number, outcome and perinatal mortality. Total number of deliveries in the hospital for the period mentioned was 1502 with 83 breech deliveries, an incidence of 5.52%, While the private hospital number was 2155 total deliveries with 104 breech deliveries, an incidence of 4.7%. The study showed that the perinatal out come was better for the private patients who had regular antenatal check ups than the emergencv admissions in the hospital. Perinatal mortality rate was 2.78/1000 total births for the private and 18.64/1000 total births for the hospital