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 ...

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 ...

Breech presentation, in which the fetus lies buttocks or feet first, occurs in approximately 3–5 per cent of term pregnancies and poses unique challenges for safe delivery. Management strategies ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.