When and How is Breech Position Diagnosed?īreech presentation is something that gets diagnosed towards the very end of a full term pregnancy. However, breech presentation can occur in a normal pregnancy without complications. The occurrence of any of these complications during pregnancy can significantly increase the chances of breech presentation occurring.
The conditions which make breech presentation more likely to occur include: The exact reason why breech presentation occurs is still not fully understood but numerous studies have identified a number of pregnancy conditions and/or complications that are known to increase the risk of breech presentation. Less than 10% of breech birth are classified as complete breech. Complete breech is rarest of all types of breech presentation.
Frank Breech: the butt is still facing down toward the birth canal (same as with complete breech) instead of the legs being bent at the knees and tucked in the fetal position the baby's legs at straight at the knees and facing upwards so that the feet are basically in front of the face.However, there are several different recognized subtypes of breech presentation depending on the specifics and extent of the baby's abnormal position and the positioning of the legs: Different Types of Breech Presentationīreech presentation generally includes any presentation in which the baby's butt or feet are pointing down towards the birth canal. The occurrence rate for breach presentation is significantly higher, however, in preterm pregnancies. The occurrence rate of breech position is around 5% or 1 out of every 25 babies in full-term pregnancies. Breech position is not normal and consider a pregnancy complication. This referred to as the "breech" position or breech presentation. Instead, a certain percentage of babies do not reposition and end up with their butt and/or feet downwards towards the birth canal with the head up. Not all babies move into the normal head-first presentation before delivery. When in the head first position the crown of the baby's skull functions like a spear head which pushes into and through the birth canal. Head first is the normal presentation because it is the optimal position to safely and effectively facilitate vaginal delivery. Normally in the last few weeks of a pregnancy the baby will gradually reposition itself in the head down presentation in preparation for birth.
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