Objective: To compare the pregnancy outcome in women with singleton breech presentation at term delivered by caesarean section (CS) and vaginal breech delivery.


Design: A retrospective study


Setting: Abha Maternity hospital, Saudi Arabia.


Material and Methods: 573 women with singleton breech presentation at term who delivered between January 1994 and December 2000 formed the basis of this study. There were 166 patients (28.9%) who had assisted vaginal breech delivery (AVBD) and 407 patients (71.1%) who were delivered by CS.


Results: There were no statistically significant differences in the mean age and number of abortions between the two groups, (p>0.05) but statistically significant differences were found regarding the birth weight and parity respectively (p0.05). There was statistically significant difference in birth trauma (p0,05) mais on a remarqué des differences statistiquement importantes en ce qui concerne le poids de naissance et parité respectivement (P