[Monitoring and delivery of the premature infant in breech presentation].

We explored 183 deliveries in breech presentation. The birthweights from this offsprings were 1941 +/- 418,1 g. 101 were primiparae. The perinatal mortality of the underweigth fetuses was 5 more higher when delivered vaginally in relation to delivery by caesarean section. These differences were statistically significant (p less than 0,05). In relation to multiparae 71,8% of the offsprings survived when delivered vaginally, in comparison to 79,2% offsprings from primiparae. The APGAR-scores (1 and 5 min. p. p.) less than or equal to 7 or greater than or equal to 8 showed no significant differences by the offsprings delivered vaginally or by caesarean section. The pHNA was higher in the group of children, delivered by means of caesarean section. The conclusions are discussed.