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Obstetrics & Gynecology 1978;51:163-165
© 1978 by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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Intrauterine Breathing Movements and Fetal Presentation

KAREL MARSÁL, MD, GERHARD GENNSER, MD, PhD and STIG KULLANDER, MD, PhD

From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Malmö General Hospital, University of Lund, Sweden.

Abstract

Fetal breathing movements in 14 twin pregnancies were examined with ultrasonic technique. The twin fetuses I in cephalic presentation showed a significantly higher percentage of apnea and periodic breathing compared with twin fetuses II. No such difference was found in twin pairs with Twin 1 in breech presentation. Also in the control group of 27 singleton pregnancies, the fetuses in cephalic presentation had a higher incidence of apnea and periodic breathing than those in breech presentation. The position of the fetus seems to be decisive for the character of the breathing movements before birth.






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