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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.
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) website has more information on what to expect if your baby is still breech at the end of pregnancy. The RCOG advises against a vaginal breech delivery if: your baby's feet are below its bottom – known as a "footling breech".
A breech position is when baby’s buttocks, feet or both are poised to come out of the vagina first during birth. This is instead of the coveted vertex presentation, which means positioned vertically in utero with her bottom up so she can exit your vagina head first.
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.
17 sie 2023 · What Is Breech Presentation? During your pregnancy, your baby constantly moves around the uterus. Indeed, most babies do somersaults up until the 36th week of pregnancy, when they pick their...
9 cze 2024 · Most fetuses that are breech are born by cesarean delivery (cesarean section or C-section), a surgical procedure in which the baby is born through an incision in the pregnant person’s abdomen. In rare instances, a healthcare provider may plan a vaginal birth of a breech fetus.
