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Breech Delivery in the Term Fetus — Relation to Neuromotor Dysfunction and Mental Handicap

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Perinatal Events and Brain Damage in Surviving Children

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The cerebral damage of infants born in breech presentation can be classified by cause into three major groups.

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  1. Frauenklinik, Klinikum der Universität Heidelberg, Voßstraße 9, 6900, Heidelberg, Germany

    Fred Kubli

  2. Reproductive Medicine Office, Wards 37/38, Level 6, Ninewells Hospital, The University Dundee, Dundee, DD2 1UD, UK

    Naren Patel (Consultant Obstetrician) (Consultant Obstetrician)

  3. Frauenklinik, Klinikum der Universität Heidelberg, Voßstraße 9, 6900, Heidelberg, Germany

    W. Schmidt

  4. Kinderklinik Im Neuenheimer Feld, Klinikum der Universität Heidelberg, 6900, Heidelberg, Germany

    O. Linderkamp

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Manzke, H. (1988). Breech Delivery in the Term Fetus — Relation to Neuromotor Dysfunction and Mental Handicap. In: Kubli, F., Patel, N., Schmidt, W., Linderkamp, O. (eds) Perinatal Events and Brain Damage in Surviving Children. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72850-1_21

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