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February 1979, Vol 133, No. 2 >
Article | February 1979

The 'Breech Head' and Its Relevance FREE

Charles M. Haberkern, MD; David W. Smith, MD; Kenneth L. Jones, MD
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Am J Dis Child. 1979;133(2):154-156. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1979.02130020044009.
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• Eight infants had scaphocephaly with prominent occipital shelving. This abnormal head shape is identified as a postural deformation associated with breech intrauterine position, and it is noted to resolve during infancy with no apparent residual impairment in most cases. At the same time, the "breech head," as we have designated this unusual head form, may occur in the setting of a primary problem in fetal morphogenesis, and it may be itself a factor contributing to birth injury during vaginal delivery of the breech infant.

(Am J Dis Child 133:154-156, 1979)

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Berencles HW, Weiss W, Deutschberger J, et al:  Factors associated with breech delivery . Am J Public Health 55:708-719, 1965;.
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Moss ML:  Pathogenesis of artificial cranial deformation . Am J Phys Anthropol 16:269-286, 1958;.
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Dunn PM:  Congenital postural deformities . Br Med Bull 32:71-76, 1976;.
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Dunn PM: Breech delivery. Read before the Fifth European Congress of Perinatal Medicine, Uppsala, Sweden, 1976.
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Thomas IT, Smith DW:  Oligohydramnios, cause of the nonrenal features of Potter's syndrome, including pulmonary hypoplasia . J Pediatr 84:811-814, 1974;.
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Braun FHT, Jones KL, Smith DW:  Breech presentation as an indication of fetal abnormality . J Pediatr 86:419-421, 1975;.
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Hanson JW, Smith DW, Cohen MM Jr:  Prominent lateral palatine ridges: Developmental and clinical relevance . J Pediatr 89:54-58, 1976;.
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1 +
Berencles HW, Weiss W, Deutschberger J, et al:  Factors associated with breech delivery . Am J Public Health 55:708-719, 1965;.
Link to Article
2 +
Moss ML:  Pathogenesis of artificial cranial deformation . Am J Phys Anthropol 16:269-286, 1958;.
Link to Article
3 +
Dunn PM:  Congenital postural deformities . Br Med Bull 32:71-76, 1976;.
4 +
Dunn PM: Breech delivery. Read before the Fifth European Congress of Perinatal Medicine, Uppsala, Sweden, 1976.
5 +
Thomas IT, Smith DW:  Oligohydramnios, cause of the nonrenal features of Potter's syndrome, including pulmonary hypoplasia . J Pediatr 84:811-814, 1974;.
Link to Article
6 +
Braun FHT, Jones KL, Smith DW:  Breech presentation as an indication of fetal abnormality . J Pediatr 86:419-421, 1975;.
Link to Article
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Hanson JW, Smith DW, Cohen MM Jr:  Prominent lateral palatine ridges: Developmental and clinical relevance . J Pediatr 89:54-58, 1976;.
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