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 ...

Halfway through her pregnancy, Katie had an ultrasound that showed her baby in the frank breech position. This is when the baby's bottom is facing the birth canal and their legs are sticking straight ...

The death of premature twins in Byron Bay in an apparent "wild birth," or free birth, last week has prompted fresh concerns about giving birth without a midwife or medical assistance. A retrospective ...

YOU’RE PREGNANT, BUT YOU FIND OUT YOUR BABY IS BREECH. AND THAT MEANS THE BABY’S HEAD IS FACING UP RATHER THAN DOWN. BUT COULD THE BABY CORRECT ITS POSITION ON ITS OWN BEFORE DELIVERY? 11 NEWS LACEE ...

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 ...

While a rise in cesarean section (C-section) delivery rates due to breech presentation has improved neonatal outcome, 40% of term breech deliveries in the Netherlands are planned vaginal deliveries.

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 ...

About 3-4 percent of all pregnancies will result in the baby being breech. A breech pregnancy occurs when the baby (or babies!) is positioned head-up in the woman’s uterus, so the feet are pointed ...

To determine whether congenital anomalies are associated with breech presentation at the time of birth. At least one congenital anomaly was more likely present among infants breech at birth (11.7%) ...