2024年4月4日 · 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.

What does it mean if a baby is breech? 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.

2023年12月27日 · If baby’s feet or bottom is pointed toward the birth canal, they’re in a breech position. Learn the signs of a breech baby, what it means for delivery and more.

2024年10月21日 · What Is a Breech Baby? Most babies are head down when they're ready to exit your womb. This position, called the vertex presentation, is the most common. It is also the...

2016年11月2日 · About 3-4 percent of all pregnancies will result in the baby being breech. A breech pregnancy occurs when the baby (or babies!) is positioned head-up in the woman’s uterus, so the feet are...

What does it mean when a baby is breech? Breech is a term used to describe your baby's position in the womb. Breech position means your baby is bottom-down instead of head-down. Babies are often active in early pregnancy, moving into different positions. But by around 8 months, there's not much room in the uterus.

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.

2019年12月9日 · A breech baby is a baby that has not yet turned head down in the uterus before birth. Read about the causes and what can be done to help your baby to turn.

What does it mean when a fetus is breech? In the last weeks of pregnancy, a fetus usually moves so his or her head is positioned to come out of the vagina first during birth. This is called a vertex presentation. A breech presentation occurs when the fetus’s buttocks, feet, or both are in place to come out first during birth.

2023年8月17日 · However, some babies turn inside the womb so that their feet or buttocks are poised to be delivered first, which is commonly referred to as breech presentation, or a breech...