Breech birth - Factors Influencing the Safety of Breech Birth

A Breech birth (also known as breech presentation) refers to the position of the baby in the uterus such that it will be delivered buttocks first as opposed to the normal head first position. Breech birth - Etiology. Certain factors can encourage a breech presentation. These include multiple pregnancy (twins, triplets or more), excessive amounts of amniotic fluid, hydrocephaly, anencephaly, very short umbilical cord, and some uterine abnormalities. Babies with congenital abnormalities are more likely ...

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• Breech birth - Factors Influencing the Safety of Breech Birth
• Breech birth - Diagnosis of Breech Presentation
• Breech birth - Turning the Baby to Avoid Breech Birth
• Breech birth - Breech Birth versus Caesarean Section

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Umbilical cord prolapse may occur, particularly in the complete, footling, or kneeling breech. This is caused by the lowermost parts of the baby do not completely filling the space of the dilated cervix. When the waters break, it is possible for the umbilical cord to drop down and become compressed. This complication severely diminishes oxygen flow to the baby and the baby must be delivered immediately (usually by Caesarean section) so that he or she can breathe. If there is a delay in delivery, the brain can be damaged. Among full-term, hea ...

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Caesarean section is the most common way to deliver a breech baby in the USA and Great Britain. Like any major surgery, it involves risks. Maternal mortality is significantly increased by a Caesarean section. There is risk of injury to the mother's internal organs, injury to the baby, and severe hemorrhage requiring hysterectomy with resultant infertility. The same birth injuries that can occur in vaginal breech birth can also occur in caesarean breech delivery because of difficulty extracting the baby. If a caesarean is scheduled in ...

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Early in pregnancy the baby changes position freely and frequently. By 28 weeks gestation, most babies are in the "head-down" position most of the time. The mother carrying a breech fetus often feels that there is a hard, round part of the baby under her ribs; she feels kicking in the lower part of her uterus or around her umbilicus rather than at the top of her uterus; she may feel the baby hiccupping just under her ribs and may report ...

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As in labour with a baby in a normal head-down position, uterine contractions typically occur at regular intervals and gradually cause the cervix to become thinner and to open. In the commoner breech presentations, the baby’s bottom (rather than feet or knees) is what is first to descend through the maternal pelvis and emerge from the vagina. At the beginning of labour, the baby is generally in an oblique position, facing either the right or left side of the mother's back. As the baby's bottom is a less efficient dilator than the he ...

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