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Case Report
A maneuver for head entanglement in term breech/vertex twin labor
1 Birthing Instincts, Inc. 10309 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025, USA
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M.D., FACOG, Birthing Instincts, Inc. 10309 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025,
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Article ID: 100042Z08SF2018
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Fischbein SJ. A maneuver for head entanglement in term breech/vertex twin labor. J Case Rep Images Obstet Gynecol 2018;4:100042Z08SF2018.ABSTRACT
Whether planned or precipitous, some women will present in advanced labor with a breech first twin. We present a rare case of interlocking heads in a woman with a term breech/vertex pregnancy who strongly desired a vaginal birth. A simple vaginal maneuver is described that led to safe delivery of both twins.
Keywords: Breech, Complication, Inter-locking, Twin
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Stuart J. Fischbein - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guaranter of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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Consent StatementWritten informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report.
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Conflict of InterestAuthor declares no conflict of interest.
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