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Category - Labor, Birth, and Immediate Postpartum

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Assisted vaginal breech delivery requires specific actions to be successful. Which of the following describes a method of delivery after appearance of the head in a breech delivery?
  1. Burns - Marshall method
  2. Forceps delivery
  3. Malar flexion and shoulder traction
  4. All of the above
Explanation
Answer: D - All of the above

The methods of assisted vaginal breech delivery include Burns - Marshall method, forceps delivery, and malar flexion and shoulder traction. Of these, the Burns - Marshall method is the most preferable. C - sections are often performed if breech presentation is recognized in order to avoid serious complications, such as umbilical cord prolapse.
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