What is flexed breech position?
Flexed breech – the baby is bottom first, with the thighs against the chest and the knees bent. Footling breech – one or both feet come first with the bottom in a higher position. This can be common in breech babies who are premature.
What are the 3 types of breech position?
Overview. There are three types of breech presentation: complete, incomplete, and frank.
What is breech in scan?
Frank Breech: The baby’s bottom faces the cervix and his legs are straight up. This is the most common type of breech presentation. Footling Breech: One or both of the baby’s feet are in the birth canal, where they’re positioned to be delivered first. Complete Breech: The baby’s bottom faces the cervix.
How common is flexed breech?
Summary. 3% of babies are in breech presentation at term (>37 weeks), with a higher incidence in preterms. The main implication of breech presentation is on delivery. External cephalic version may be offered to turn the baby via the maternal abdomen to cephalic presentation.
Is a breech baby high risk?
In general, breech pregnancies aren’t dangerous until it’s time for the baby to be born. With breech deliveries, there is a higher risk for the baby to get stuck in the birth canal and for the baby’s oxygen supply through the umbilical cord to get cut off.
Should you try an ECV if you are breech?
The authors concluded that attempting an ECV should be only one of multiple options that pregnant people with term breech can consider—other options include planned Cesarean or vaginal breech birth. To learn more about vaginal breech birth, visit our podcast interview with Breech Without Borders, available here [Coming soon!]
Do breech vaginal births reduce the risk of cesarean birth?
Since the publication of the “Term Breech Trial” in 2000, breech vaginal births have become extremely rare, and most breech babies are born by planned Cesarean. Therefore, it is possible that if these randomized trials were replicated today, having an ECV might result in an even larger reduction in the risk of Cesarean.
What is the success rate of breech delivery?
The average success rate for turning a baby out of the breech position was 58%. The overall complication rate was 6%, and the rate of serious complications (placenta abruption or stillbirth) was 0.24%.
How can I reduce the discomfort of a breech version attempt?
Some therapies can be used to reduce the discomfort of a breech version attempt. A study in Spain compared 300 people who received nitrous oxide, or laughing gas (a 50:50 mix of nitrous and oxygen) starting three minutes before attempting an ECV with 150 people who did not receive gas with the procedure (Burgos et al. 3013).