Mums and Bubs
While there is 97% of normal baby delivery across the globe, the remaining portions are considered with a breech birth position. Breech delivery is actually the opposite angle of having a normal baby labor. From the usual and common first head baby birth, breech babies mostly deliver themselves with legs first before their head. In this post, we will share some helpful information on how breech birth happens, if it is safe, and the different types of breech delivery.
What is Breech Birth?
It is a type of baby delivery where the baby is in a breech presentation or with the feet first position which is opposite from the normal head first baby birth. Breech birth mostly happens from 3 to 5% of women all over the world, while it is mostly advised with a Caesarian presentation than the vaginal procedure of doing a normal birth delivery.
With so many types of breech delivery, a pregnant woman can possibly be in a frank breech condition, complete breech, footling breech, and the kneeling breech. Each breech types have their breech birth positions where the baby can possibly be in a crossed legs delivery or both legs out at the same time.
Although most babies are in a breech position during his first few weeks, moving the baby’s head earlier down to the birth canal will avoid a pregnant woman from having a breech delivery or breech position baby. And since breech delivery is not mostly safe for any pregnant women with a breech baby, opting for Caesarian labor will assure a safe delivery from both the mother and the newborn child.
According to some research, breech babies are mostly small after the birth labor. Some cases my also cause the baby from having baby defects or may suffer from labor injuries if the mother will pursue a vaginal breech delivery. One of the major complications of vaginal breech is the umbilical cord where it can possibly be trampled around the baby that may cause possible brain and nerve damage because of losing enough counts of oxygen.
On the other hand, any breech pregnancy that is advised for a Caesarian section may also suffer from bleeding, possible infection, and longer hospital confinement of both the mother and the newborn child. However, with an external cephalic version, any breech birth can still be avoided with an early movement of head down into the vaginal canal position.
