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If your baby is lying bottom or feet first, they are in the breech position. If they're still breech at around 36 weeks' gestation, the obstetrician and midwife will discuss your options for a safe delivery.
While most babies are usually lying head down by the end of pregnancy, about 3% to 4% are bottom down in what is known as a breech position (RCOG, 2017a). Why might my baby be breech? It’s not fully understood why some babies are breech but possibilities include uterine abnormalities, multiple pregnancies and the location of the placenta.
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. Ideally, your baby is in a head down, or vertex presentation, at delivery.
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. [2] What are the different types of breech positions?
Babies lying bottom first or feet first in the uterus (womb) instead of in the usual head-first position are called breech babies. Breech is very common in early pregnancy, and by 36-37 weeks of pregnancy, most babies turn naturally into the head-first position.
Nov 2, 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.
Jun 9, 2024 · Breech concerns the position of the fetus before labor. Typically, the fetus comes out headfirst, but in a breech delivery, the buttocks or feet come out first. This type of delivery is risky for both the pregnant person and the fetus.
