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Most fetuses will flip to a head down position before they reach full-term (37 weeks). If a baby is still in a breech position at this time, your healthcare provider will monitor you with routine prenatal care and determine a time to schedule an external cephalic version or a C-section.
Babies lying bottom first or feet first in the uterus (womb) instead of in the usual head-first position are called breech babies. Breech is very common in early pregnancy, and by 36-37 weeks of pregnancy, most babies turn naturally into the head-first position.
Did your practitioner say your baby is in a breech position? Here's why some babies end up in the head-up position, and what you can do if your baby is breech.
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.
Breech Presentation: A position in which the feet or buttocks of the fetus would appear first during birth. Cervix: The lower, narrow end of the uterus at the top of the vagina. Cesarean Delivery: Delivery of a fetus from the uterus through an incision made in the woman’s abdomen.
This study compares the short-term maternal and fetal outcome in intended vaginally breech deliveries before the estimated due date (until 40 0/7 weeks of gestation) to the outcome of deliveries carried out past the estimated due date (later than 40 0/7 weeks of gestation).
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.
