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 ...

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 ...

A breech baby is when your little bundle of joy is positioned head-up in the womb instead of head-down at around 36 weeks of pregnancy. Most babies naturally turn head-first before birth, but ...

Implementing universal ultrasound during the third trimester of pregnancy significantly reduced the number of undiagnosed breech presentations, according to a study published on April 6 in PLOS ...

Routinely offering all pregnant women an ultrasound scan in their third trimester could reduce rates of undetected breech presentation by more than two-thirds, according to a new study led by St ...

This blog discusses events in Call the Midwife Season 13 Episode 3. The opinions expressed in this blog post are solely those of the author. Episode 3 has several storylines to highlight, but I want ...