Breech Presentation

Breech Presentation

Quick Introduction to breech presentation:

Breech Presentation is an abnormal lie of the fetus inside the uterus in which the buttocks and/or the feet are presenting

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Presentation is the lowermost part of the baby which will be first delivered during labor, normally most cases the babies are delivered first with their head, this is called cephalic presentation, when the baby is delivered by his buttocks and/or his feet, it is called Breech presentation

There are four main categories of breech births:



Frank breech - the baby's bottom comes first, and his or her legs are flexed at the hip and extended at the knees (with feet near the ears). 65-70% of breech babies are in the frank breech position.


Complete breech - the baby's hips and knees are flexed so that the baby is sitting crosslegged, with feet beside the bottom.


Footling breech - one or both feet come first, with the bottom at a higher position. This is rare at term but relatively common with premature fetuses.


Kneeling breech - the baby is in a kneeling position, with one or both legs extended at the hips and flexed at the knees. This is extremely rare.

Delivery of a breech baby with forceps(now this is obsolete, because it has many complications to the baby including intracranial hemorrhage)

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