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 ...

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 ...

MONTREAL, June 19 (UPI) -- Canadian doctors say research shows vaginal delivery may be possible for some breech births. Members of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada say they ...

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 ...

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%) ...

Breech delivery increases the fetal and maternal morbidity and mortality. The maternal mortality and morbidity has increased due to a rise in the number of cesarean deliveries. The fetal mortality is ...

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 ...

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 ...

Berlin In the U.S., a breech baby is normally a sure ticket to a C-section delivery. But here in Germany, more women are asking to have their breech babies delivered vaginally and doctors increasingly ...

According to Amber, Reed was delivered in Fairbanks on Monday after nearly 24 hours. The baby was three weeks premature and weighed 6 pounds and 13 ounces. The mother said that doctors felt there was ...