Student’s Name: LEGASPI, NATASHA ALTHEA B.

Date: February 17, 2022

Year/Block/Group: 2nd Year, Block 12
Clinical Instructor: Niña Marie Lim Quitan

Breech Presentation Delivery

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A breech presentation is when the fetus presents buttocks or feet first (rather than head first, a cephalic presentation).
It has significant implications in terms of delivery, especially if it occurs at term (more than 37 weeks). Breech
deliveries carry a higher perinatal mortality and morbidity, largely due to birth asphyxia/trauma, prematurity, and an
increased incidence of congenital malformations. As your due date approaches, your doctor or midwife will
determine your baby's position by feeling the outside of your abdomen and uterus. If your baby is breech, her
firm, round head will be toward the top of your uterus and her softer, less round bottom will be lower.

Breech deliveries carry a higher risk of complications than vaginal deliveries. Breech deliveries carry a higher risk
of complications than vaginal deliveries. So, due caution must be exercised during breech deliveries. Breech
pregnancies are not dangerous until it's time for the baby to be born. Giving birth to a breech baby vaginally is not
usually any more painful than a head-down position, as you'll have the same pain relief options available to you,
although it does carry a higher risk of perinatal morbidity.

The reason for a breech baby is if the uterus has too much or too little amniotic fluid, meaning the baby has extra
room to move around in or not enough fluid to move around in. If the woman has an abnormally shaped uterus or
has other complications such as fibroids in the uterus, it may be removed. Most of the time, there  is no clear reason
why the baby did not turn head-down. In some cases, breech position may be linked to early labor, twins or more,
problems with the uterus, or problems with the baby.

Most breech babies are born healthy and normal. However, a breech presentation poses several hard choices for both
the mother and the doctor. Some of the problems associated with breech babies remain, despite the method of
delivery used.