Data on breech deliveries at our hospital has been prospectively collected in a comprehensive 'breech database' since 2001 to the present (variables listed below). Maternal delivery data as well as ...

Q: My friend just found out her fetus is breech, and she is going to have the doctor try and turn it around. Why is this done? A: Early in pregnancy the fetus may do "somersaults," and sometimes be ...

During pregnancy, the delivery process is probably the most worrisome part, especially when your doctor tells you that your baby is likely to be born breech. Dr Vaishali Joshi, OBGYN at Seven Hills ...

A breech baby is when your little bundle of joy is positioned head-up in the womb instead of head-down at around 36 weeks of pregnancy. Most babies naturally turn head-first before birth, but ...

A breech vaginal birth is when a woman gives birth to a baby that does not emerge through the vagina head-first. Instead, they'll emerge either feet or buttocks-first. This can be dangerous because it ...

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have said that in certain circumstances, traditional vaginal delivery for breech babies is not only safe for baby, but for mothers too. For breech babies - those ...

To determine whether congenital anomalies are associated with breech presentation at the time of birth. At least one congenital anomaly was more likely present among infants breech at birth (11.7%) ...

Physicians should no longer automatically opt to perform a cesarean section in the case of a breech birth, according to new guidelines by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada.

In 2000, the results of a randomized multicenter trial, the Term Breech Trial (TBT) were published in the Lancet. [1] 2083 women were included in the study, and of the 1,042 women assigned to planned ...