Hi Alison,
I cannot give you statistics, but I think in the days before ultrasound this
may have been an indication of hydrocephalus, encephalocoele or other
abnormalities of the head. The large head would not fit neatly into the
pelvis, so would return to the breech position. I wonder if the book/s this
woman has been reading are up to date?
Regards,
Nicole Carver
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Subject: Query about breech births
I have received the following query from a GP friend, Tom Heller, on
behalf of a colleague at the Open University, or more precisely, her
daughter. I don't know of any answer, statistical or otherwise. Can
anyone help, please.
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The situation is this: The baby is stuck in a breech position and has
resisted attempts at turning. The pregnancy has been complicated by
rather nasty gall bladder infections. A caesarian is now booked near her
EDD. However the mum has read somewhere that breech babies in general,
perhaps those that remain in a breech position resisting turning?, have
a higher incidence of other abnormalities ... And this is why they are
breech. This implies that the reason why they are breech is because of
some problem, rather than the delivery of breech babies leading to
damage during delivery. Are there statistics about this?
Can you throw any light on this, please? Is there something statistical
that I could read up about or send on to them?
Alison Macfarlane
Department of Midwifery
City University
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