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 ...

Opponents of a new ban on vaginal-breech delivery procedures at Glendale Adventist Medical Center protested outside the facility Wednesday. The demonstration, organized by the activist group Improving ...

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 ...

The risk for perinatal mortality was 1 in 300 for planned vaginal breech deliveries, or about a 4.6-fold heighted risk compared with a perinatal mortality risk of 1 in 2000 for planned cesarean ...

Katie captioned the video, "This is what a Frank breech baby looks like LOL this is why I had a c-section she was in my belly like this." I had never heard of a frank breech baby before, so I decided ...

Breech presentation is common in about 15% of pregnancies at 29 to 32 weeks gestation. Although the breech position is common in the first two trimesters of pregnancy when the baby is more mobile, it ...

Cicero, N.Y. — Jacqueline Daniels was 36 weeks pregnant when she was hit with excruciating back pains so bad she couldn’t stand. She rushed to the bathroom and was on the toilet when suddenly her ...

Many babies in breech position are still delivered vaginally, which increases their risk for complications, a new report warns. Fewer breech babies are now born vaginally than 15 years ago, when a ...

To evaluate the impact of management of childbirth (external cephalic version (ECV) plus planned vaginal delivery (PVD)) of breech presentation at term (⩾37 weeks of gestation). We attended 2377 ...

Mar. 23 -- (HealthDay News) -- Babies are typically positioned head down in the mother's womb, and are delivered head-first. When the baby is turned upside down, positioning it for a feet-first birth, ...

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 ...