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Breech vaginal birth

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mama8925 · 09/09/2025 15:13

Talk to me about your breech birth.
Where we live about 5% of vaginal births are breech (as opposed to 0.05% in england as the rest are c section), this little one keeps flipping so preparing for the possibility (dc1 also was but was successful in ecv, however didn't flip around as much as this dc is)
Was is any more difficuly physcially? I didnt find my regular birth all that bad. Any other added complications that were specific to breech birth? Would love to know your experiences
Many thanks!

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Extinction · 10/09/2025 07:37

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9284475/

here’s an actual study - make sure you understand the difference between relative and absolute risks.

My issue in the uk would’ve been that hospital midwives here are now extremely inexperienced in vaginal breech births. Although, interestingly, the Homebirth team still do a fair few! And they were extremely relaxed about the idea.

in your country I would certainly consider a vaginal birth.

Maternal and fetal risks of planned vaginal breech delivery vs planned caesarean section for term breech birth: A systematic review and meta-analysis - PMC

Breech presentation delivery approach is a controversial issue in obstetrics. How to cope with breech delivery (vaginal or C-section) has been discussed to find the safest in terms of morbidity. The aim of this study was to assess the risks of ...

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9284475/

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