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Turning a Breech is a Safe Option for Women with a Prior Cesarean

Turning a Breech is a Safe Option for Women with a Prior Cesarean

by Nicette | Mar 5, 2014 | All About VBAC, For Birth Professionals, Planning a Better Birth

Breech presentation occurs in 3-4% of all term pregnancies and is the third most common reason for performing a cesarean in the U.S. More than 90% of breech babies are delivered by planned cesarean section. External Cephalic Version (ECV), a procedure that helps to...

A Breech Version May Avoid A First Cesarean Or Lead To A VBAC

by Nicette | Nov 12, 2010 | All About VBAC, Planning a Better Birth

A breech is one of the main reasons why women have a cesarean.  Yet it is also one of the most preventable. With a prior cesarean and a low-transverse uterine scar (bikini incision),  an expectant mother with a breech who wants to have a VBAC  can ask her care...

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