Table 1 Illustration of method used to estimate the number of FTEs required to deliver external cephalic version (ECV)

Annual number of births (stage a: demographic data)

100 000

Prevalence of breech presentation at birth (stage a: epidemiological data)

4.3%

Annual number of breech presentations (stage a: demographic and epidemiological data)

4.3% of 100 000 = 4 300

Time required for one ECV (stage b)

107 min^a

Total annual time required (stage c)

460 100 min = 7 668 h

Total annual FTEs required (stage d)

7 668/1 316 = 5.83 FTEs