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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Aug. 9 -- FRIDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Babies poised to enter the world feet first can pose serious complications for themselves and their moms. Among single-baby pregnancies, just 3 percent to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Frank breech is the most common type of breech position. Learn what this position means for you and your baby. If your baby is in ...

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Nairobi; Kenya: Every expectant woman attending routine antenatal clinic should be informed by an experienced gynaecologist of the presentation of their foetus in their 36th week of pregnancy. Usually ...

One evening in June, Dr. Elliot Berlin, a Los Angeles-based prenatal chiropractor, childbirth educator and labor doula, posed for pictures on a red carpet in Burbank. Flashbulbs sparkled and Berlin, ...

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 ...

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 ...