Transverse Presentation of Fetus

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Abstract
Transverse presentation of the fetus is an uncommon complication of pregnancy, but when it is present, it is often associated with conditions which make vaginal delivery hazardous for both fetus and mother. Cesarean section has greatly reduced the fetal mortality as has also the judicious use of external version and subsequent vaginal delivery in selected cases. The use of internal podalic version and breech extraction carries a much greater risk, particularly to the fetus, and is reserved mainly for delivery of the patient who arrives at the hospital with near complete dilation in the management of which external version is unsuccessful, and for the patient with a dead fetus. Presence of the transverse presentation should alert the obstetrician to the possibility of cephalopelvic disproportion, placenta previa, or low-lying placenta and uterine tumor or abnormality.

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