As anyone who has ever been pregnant before will tell you, babies move a lot.
Your baby’s movement is a sign of anormal and healthy pregnancy.
In fact, your unborn child has to move around to prepare for birth.
Approximately two weeks before birth, your baby will flip upside down and drop head-first down into your pelvis.
When babies don’t drop downward into the headfirst position, this can result in a breech birth.
Breech births are rare.
But what causes a baby to be born breech?
And, more importantly, what can be done to ensure a safe delivery for both mom and baby?
What causes some babies to be born breech?
Doctors still aren’t exactly sure what causes babies to be born breech.
There are three types of breech positions based on which way baby is positioned.
Frank breech shows up when your baby is bottom-down, folded in half with their feet near their head.
According to theUniversity of Michigan’s School of Medicine, this is the most common breech position.
In complete breech, your baby’s head is up and their legs are crossed.
What happens if your baby is breech?
This can be done a number of ways.
Many women find ECV uncomfortable, but the procedure is not usually painful.
And it is successful nearly 60 percent of the time, according to StatPearls (viaNCBI).
