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Find out about baby positions before birth including breech (feet first) and transverse (lying sideways) – plus what can be done to turn babies in the wrong position, and the safest options for birth.
How can you tell if your baby is in a breech position? As your due date nears, your doctor or midwife will determine your baby's position by feeling the outside of your abdomen and uterus — the term used to describe this series of abdominal palpations is Leopold maneuvers.
A breech baby (breech birth or breech presentation) is when a baby's feet or buttocks are positioned to come out of your vagina first. This means its head is up toward your chest and its lower body is closest to your vagina.
A breech birth is when a baby is born bottom first instead of head first, as is normal. [1] . Around 3–5% of pregnant women at term (37–40 weeks pregnant) have a breech baby. [2] . Due to their higher than average rate of possible complications for the baby, breech births are generally considered higher risk. [3] .
2 lis 2016 · A breech pregnancy occurs when the baby (or babies!) is positioned head-up in the woman’s uterus, so the feet are pointed toward the birth canal.
Breech position means your baby is bottom-down instead of head-down. Babies are often active in early pregnancy, moving into different positions. But by around 8 months, there's not much room in the uterus.
Position refers to whether the fetus is facing backward (occiput anterior) or forward (occiput posterior). The occiput is a bone at the back of the baby's head. Therefore, facing backward is called occiput anterior (facing the mother’s back and facing down when the mother lies on her back).
