In normal pregnancies, the baby's head is positioned near the mother's cervix, and it comes out first during delivery. This is called vertex presentation and applies to approximately 96 percent of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. Certain ...

Most babies are delivered head-first, but in about 4% of all deliveries babies are "born breech" -- with their buttocks or feet first. Doctors usually exercise caution and use caesarean sections ...

To determine if there are differential cesarean delivery rates by race and other socio-demographic factors for women with breech infants. Breech singleton infants are predominantly born by cesarean ...

Quantifying the cost and effectiveness of ECV for breech presentation compared to scheduled cesarean is complicated because ECV does not always result in a cephalic presentation and subsequent vaginal ...

Routinely offering all pregnant women an ultrasound scan in their third trimester could reduce rates of undetected breech presentation by more than two-thirds, according to a new study led by St ...

A breech baby is when your little bundle of joy is positioned head-up in the womb instead of head-down at around 36 weeks of pregnancy. Most babies naturally turn head-first before birth, but ...