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In patient with a breech fetus at term, counseling for external cephalic version should be performed if appropriate. Success of external cephalic version is reported to be between 60% and 75%. The use of both regional anesthesia and tocolysis increases success rates [1].
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Arnold, K.C., Flint, C.J. (2017). External Cephalic Version. In: Obstetrics Essentials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57675-6_35
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