Maternal Oral Hydration and External Cephalic Version

Maternal Oral Hydration and External Cephalic Version: a Single Blind Randomised Controlled Trial

The investigators are carrying out a study of 164 pregnant women, with breech presentation at term who will undergo to external cephalic version. The investigators' goal is to know if oral maternal hydration can increase the successful of external cephalic version

Inclusion Criteria:

• single gestation
• breech presentation
• from 37 to 41,5 weeks
• without pregnancy complications
• fetus adequate for gestational age
• without fetal malformations
• intact membranes
• amniotic fluid index between 7 and 24 cm
• placenta properly inserted

Exclusion Criteria:

• age less than 18 years
• maternal disease at risk of fluid overload (cardiac disease, renal impairment, moderate or severe preeclampsia or hypertension and diabetes)
• contraindications for vaginal birth
• vaginal blood loss
• uterine contractions