2017
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.808
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The art of vaginal breech birth at term on all fours

Abstract: Key Clinical MessageDespite a shift in clinical practice favouring cesarean section for breech presentation, adequate skills are still needed for a safe vaginal breech birth. This case report illustrates the physiological mechanism of vaginal breech birth. The accompanying pictures are a testimony to the “hands‐off” approach and could be used for educational purposes.

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“…Even if Diana’s client had found a medical provider skilled in breech birth, that obstetrician might have been barred by their employer from offering her that care. For liability reasons, many hospitals require that patients whose babies are in breech position plan a cesarean birth (Leeman 2020; Slater 2016; Wildschut, Belzen-Slappendel, and Jans 2017). Despite the fact that her breech pregnancy was an otherwise typical, low-risk one, and despite the risks surgical birth could pose to her own health, this parent likely would have had no option of vaginal birth.…”
Section: Thick and Thin: Some Principlesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Even if Diana’s client had found a medical provider skilled in breech birth, that obstetrician might have been barred by their employer from offering her that care. For liability reasons, many hospitals require that patients whose babies are in breech position plan a cesarean birth (Leeman 2020; Slater 2016; Wildschut, Belzen-Slappendel, and Jans 2017). Despite the fact that her breech pregnancy was an otherwise typical, low-risk one, and despite the risks surgical birth could pose to her own health, this parent likely would have had no option of vaginal birth.…”
Section: Thick and Thin: Some Principlesmentioning
confidence: 99%