Research Article

Successful External Cephalic Version: Factors Predicting Vaginal Birth

Table 2

Complications occurring within 24 hours of external cephalic version (ECV).

Maternal complicationsFetal complications

Uterine rupture0Transient CTG changes3 (4.5%)
PROM0Pathological CTG changes1 (1.5%)
Abruptio placenta0Fetal death within 24 hours of ECV0
Labour4 (6.0%)Fetal death > 24 hours after ECV0
Emergency LSCS2 (3.0%)Others0

PROM: Prelabour rupture of membrane.
LSCS: Lower segment caesarean section.