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The purpose of this study was to show that vaginal delivery in all fours position is feasible and safe for mother and child compared with vaginal breech and classic support.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>\n                  <jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> A single-center prospective observational case series of breech delivery (n=41) in all fours position was compared to a retrospective cohort of breech deliveries in the form of a matched-pair analysis.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>\n                  <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> Deliveries in the all fours position successfully took place without obstetric intervention in 70.7% of deliveries (n=29\/41), and those including intervention in 90.2% (n=37\/41). The rate of maternal perineal injuries was reduced (14.6% vs. 58.5%, P&lt;0.001). Newborns delivered in all fours position had increased prenatal hypoxic stress with a pH of 7.19 [95% confidence interval (CI) 7.16\u20137.22] vs. a pH of 7.24 (95% CI 7.21\u20137.27; P=0.016). With n=24 vs. n=16, a higher number of newborns had a pH of &lt;7.20 (P=0.03) and decreased base excess of \u20137.2 mmol\/L (95% CI \u20138.2\u20136.2) vs. \u20134.8 mmol\/L (95% CI \u20135.7\u20134.0; P&lt;0.001). However, this had no clinical consequences for the newborns (5 min Apgar score &lt;9: n=5 vs. n=4, not significant; transfer rate to neonatal intensive care unit n=7 vs. n=6, not significant).<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>\n                  <jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> This is the first clinical evaluation of breech delivery in the all fours position. It is a feasible non-interventional obstetric delivery method. It seems to be safe for the fetus with reduced maternal morbidity. 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