New Research Supports Vaginal Breech Delivery
Recent studies by researchers in Tel Aviv confirm that vaginal delivery for breech babies is safe for baby and possibly safer than a c-section for mom.
The research, which was presented at the Canadian Congress on Breech Delivery, suggests that vaginal births for breech babies reduce maternal morbidity and mortality. Citing the risks c-sections pose to future pregnancies as well as the breastfeeding difficulties that often occur after cesarean, the researchers are campaigning worldwide for a return to more traditional birthing methods for breech babies.
Breech delivery techniques, management of different breech presentations, and techniques for changing presentation from breech to head are all skills the researchers hope new gynecologists and obstetricians will learn and reintroduce as standard practices in the field.
— http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101026141510.htm Accessed 10 Dec 2010.
