Society guideline links: Breech presentation and external cephalic version

Introduction — 

This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Canada

●Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC): Clinical practice guideline for the management of breech presentation at term (2019)

United States

●American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG): Committee opinion on mode of term singleton breech delivery (2018, reaffirmed 2023)

●ACOG: Practice bulletin on external cephalic version (2020)

Europe

●French College of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians (CNGOF): Clinical practice guidelines on breech presentation (2020)

United Kingdom

●Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG): Green-top guideline for the management of breech presentation, 4th edition (2017)

●RCOG: Green-top guideline on external cephalic version and reducing the incidence of term breech presentation, 2nd edition (2017)

Australia–New Zealand

●Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG): Clinical guidance statement for the management of breech presentation (2021)