In yoruba Land some of them are Known as Aina, Ajayi,Oke etc..........

Wow nice article

Maybe because of the money these maternity clinics are making through CS, most of them don't even allow women to labour for 3 hours before recommending CS..

Do we have hospitals who does ' version ' In Nigeria

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Doctor scared me today dt my baby was breech, thank God it's d opposite.

Owomkpo:
Lol. Since 2016 post. MODS these days sha.

Stupidity


Stiff neck, isi'ike, stubbornness

Reluctant to come to Nigeria under Buhari.

choose wisely!

Informed decision knowing the risks is important

Has she got fibroids which are rather common, any fetal monitoring equipment, available power, available med staff.. anaesthetists in event of abruptios

So many intra partum.risks that make c sections preferred choice


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Hawtbae:
Very beautiful and educative piece. what about kids like me who stayed 10months+ in the womb. What do you call that?

Stupidity


Stubbornness, stiff neck, isi'ike


Reluctant to be born to Nigeria under Buhari


Choose wisely!

Lasunclinics:
Why are some babies breech?

Often, there is no obvious reason why a baby is breech. It may simply be that your baby is most comfortable in this position. Some factors that may influence why a baby might be in breech position are:
labour earlier than 37 weeks

too much or too little of the liquid (amniotic fluid) around the baby in the womb

more than one fetus in the womb

the length of the umbilical cord

the size of the uterus

an irregularly shaped uterus or uterine fibroids (non-cancerous growths on the wall of the uterus)

certain physical abnormalities in the baby.

A breech birth usually does not affect your baby’s long-term health.

How are breech babies delivered?
In some cases, it is common for most breech babies to be delivered through a caesarean section (C-section). With this method, the baby is delivered through incisions made in the mother’s stomach. Today, health-care professionals recommend that in some circumstances, breech babies may be delivered the traditional way, through the vagina. Vaginal childbirth has health benefits for the mother such as a faster recovery and less pain, as well as a better chance of having a vaginal childbirth in the future.

When can a mother deliver her baby the traditional way?

It may be possible to deliver a breech baby vaginally if your health-care professional is trained in vaginal breech childbirth and other birth factors are normal:

Labour occurs at term date (40 weeks)

The baby is the correct weight

The baby is in complete or frank breech position

You and your baby are otherwise healthy with no abnormalities

What happens during vaginal breech childbirth?

The head is the widest part of the baby’s body. During normal vaginal childbirth, it would come out first. However, in a breech vaginal birth, the head comes out last.

During vaginal breech childbirth, your obstetrician will ask you to push your baby out to the point where the legs and lower belly are delivered.

Then, your health-care professional will support your baby’s body while an assistant (such as a nurse or midwife) presses on your lower abdomen. This will help your baby’s head pass through the pelvis as you push. In some cases, the health-care professional may use other manoeuvres or an instrument called a forceps to help deliver your baby’s head.

Even if you and your doctor decide to try a vaginal childbirth, a C-section may be necessary for you and your baby’s well-being if the labour is not progressing properly. For this reason, a breech delivery should happen in a hospital, where a C-section is available if you need one.

When is a caesarean section recommended?
With a breech presentation, your doctor may recommend a C-section if:

labour is not progressing normally

the umbilical cord comes out before the baby

the baby is not in complete or frank breech position

A C-section, like any major surgery, has its risks, such as increased bleeding, pain, or infection.

The recovery time is longer than vaginal childbirth, so expect to stay in the hospital longer. Once you go home, you will need to take it easy by avoiding any strenuous activities while you heal. Talk to your health-care professional about recovering from a C-section.

How do I know the baby’s position?
You probably will not know the position of your baby in the womb. You will likely find out if your baby is breech towards the end of pregnancy or when labour has started. A health-care professional will examine you to feel the position of the baby’s head, back, and buttocks.

Ultrasound will be used to confirm the position. This produces an image of the baby inside the womb you may view on screen.

Changing the baby’s position
Most babies are positioned head down in the last four weeks in the womb, but if your baby is breech, and you are past your 36th week of pregnancy, your health-care professional may try to turn the baby around so its head is down near the birth canal. A technique called
version is used to gently roll the baby around so the head is in the best position for labour and delivery. Your health-care professional will place his or her hands on your abdomen, then push or lift. You may be given a medication to relax the uterus and make the version procedure easier.
During the procedure, your baby’s heart rate will be monitored and ultrasound may be used to check the baby’s position. Very rarely, version may cause problems with the baby’s heart rate or lead to early labour. Your health-care professional will be ready to deliver your baby if necessary, vaginally or by C-section.

Sometimes, the baby will move back into breech position. If you believe your baby has switched positions again, discuss this at your next prenatal check-up. Your health-care professional may try version again, but as the baby grows in the final weeks of pregnancy, there is less room for movement in the womb.

Note: breech childbirth does not necessarily mean you have a C-section, as your health care provider will make you understand your options and let's you make the best decision.

Have a safe delivery.

Version procedures in pic

Hmm,lovely.

Hawtbae:
Very beautiful and educative piece. what about kids like me who stayed 10months+ in the womb. What do you call that?

What did you rub on your face

timi0103:
Highly informative...
These are the kinda of quality post that should be hiring the front page.

To the waiting mothers, it's your season in Jesus name. And to the pregnant mothers, I wish you safe delivery like the Hebrew women in the Bible

Amen.

Very informative! Thanks OP.

I want to ask a question. Is it true that a useful topic like this has been here since SEP. 2016 WHILE NUMEROUS TOPIC ON BBN MAKE FRONT PAGE?
Thanks for educating us.

timi0103:
Highly informative...
These are the kinda of quality post that should be hiring the front page.

To the waiting mothers, it's your season in Jesus name. And to the pregnant mothers, I wish you safe delivery like the Hebrew women in the Bible

Nairaland has list its value.

Something worth reading

Good one OP.

IGÉ ! ! The wicked child that afflicts his mother ! (with his limb )

Good one.very informative and educative. My younger sister had breech birth last year and it was a terrible and fearful experience for me cos her husband is not in Nigeria and I have to donate blood that night. I practically played her husband role.runing up and down.Thank God she and the baby made it after the C.section.

An informative thread created in 2016 is just making front page in 2018 whereas Tonto Dike and Snake thread make it in a jiffy even without a single comment.Mods well done.

nice article... had a breech delivery some days ago.. the first I've witnessed in clinicals.. twas a really scary experience..

Women try for dis one abeg.

Good thread.

Kudos to women.

i enjoyed my time here

Good one, the incision is made on the abdomen not on the stomach.

Complete breech can be better reffered to as flexed breech.

Current practice is CS for all breech presentation to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality.In modern day obstetrics,assisted vaginal breech delivery and external cephalic version (changing the presentation from breech to cephalic per abdomen) are no longer practiced.

Lasunclinics:
Why are some babies breech?

Often, there is no obvious reason why a baby is breech. It may simply be that your baby is most comfortable in this position. Some factors that may influence why a baby might be in breech position are:
labour earlier than 37 weeks

too much or too little of the liquid (amniotic fluid) around the baby in the womb

more than one fetus in the womb

the length of the umbilical cord

the size of the uterus

an irregularly shaped uterus or uterine fibroids (non-cancerous growths on the wall of the uterus)

certain physical abnormalities in the baby.

A breech birth usually does not affect your baby’s long-term health.

How are breech babies delivered?
In some cases, it is common for most breech babies to be delivered through a caesarean section (C-section). With this method, the baby is delivered through incisions made in the mother’s stomach. Today, health-care professionals recommend that in some circumstances, breech babies may be delivered the traditional way, through the vagina. Vaginal childbirth has health benefits for the mother such as a faster recovery and less pain, as well as a better chance of having a vaginal childbirth in the future.

When can a mother deliver her baby the traditional way?

It may be possible to deliver a breech baby vaginally if your health-care professional is trained in vaginal breech childbirth and other birth factors are normal:

Labour occurs at term date (40 weeks)

The baby is the correct weight

The baby is in complete or frank breech position

You and your baby are otherwise healthy with no abnormalities

What happens during vaginal breech childbirth?

The head is the widest part of the baby’s body. During normal vaginal childbirth, it would come out first. However, in a breech vaginal birth, the head comes out last.

During vaginal breech childbirth, your obstetrician will ask you to push your baby out to the point where the legs and lower belly are delivered.

Then, your health-care professional will support your baby’s body while an assistant (such as a nurse or midwife) presses on your lower abdomen. This will help your baby’s head pass through the pelvis as you push. In some cases, the health-care professional may use other manoeuvres or an instrument called a forceps to help deliver your baby’s head.

Even if you and your doctor decide to try a vaginal childbirth, a C-section may be necessary for you and your baby’s well-being if the labour is not progressing properly. For this reason, a breech delivery should happen in a hospital, where a C-section is available if you need one.

When is a caesarean section recommended?
With a breech presentation, your doctor may recommend a C-section if:

labour is not progressing normally

the umbilical cord comes out before the baby

the baby is not in complete or frank breech position

A C-section, like any major surgery, has its risks, such as increased bleeding, pain, or infection.

The recovery time is longer than vaginal childbirth, so expect to stay in the hospital longer. Once you go home, you will need to take it easy by avoiding any strenuous activities while you heal. Talk to your health-care professional about recovering from a C-section.

How do I know the baby’s position?
You probably will not know the position of your baby in the womb. You will likely find out if your baby is breech towards the end of pregnancy or when labour has started. A health-care professional will examine you to feel the position of the baby’s head, back, and buttocks.

Ultrasound will be used to confirm the position. This produces an image of the baby inside the womb you may view on screen.

Changing the baby’s position
Most babies are positioned head down in the last four weeks in the womb, but if your baby is breech, and you are past your 36th week of pregnancy, your health-care professional may try to turn the baby around so its head is down near the birth canal. A technique called
version is used to gently roll the baby around so the head is in the best position for labour and delivery. Your health-care professional will place his or her hands on your abdomen, then push or lift. You may be given a medication to relax the uterus and make the version procedure easier.
During the procedure, your baby’s heart rate will be monitored and ultrasound may be used to check the baby’s position. Very rarely, version may cause problems with the baby’s heart rate or lead to early labour. Your health-care professional will be ready to deliver your baby if necessary, vaginally or by C-section.

Sometimes, the baby will move back into breech position. If you believe your baby has switched positions again, discuss this at your next prenatal check-up. Your health-care professional may try version again, but as the baby grows in the final weeks of pregnancy, there is less room for movement in the womb.

Note: breech childbirth does not necessarily mean you have a C-section, as your health care provider will make you understand your options and let's you make the best decision.

Have a safe delivery.

Version procedures in pic

nice write up. But I don't like your use of healthcare professional. Some will think you are referring to a "just doctor" or otherwise. Assisted vaginal breech delivery can be saddled with lots of complication to both mother and baby so that not just a doctor can perform it but a senior obstetrician. That's very important. Thanks for the info!!

Booked space

Drphemmy4u:
Current practice is CS for all breech presentation to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality.In modern day obstetrics,assisted vaginal breech delivery and external cephalic version (changing the presentation from breech to cephalic per abdomen) are no longer practiced.

I totally disagree with you. So if you have a G3P2+0 woman with a singleton frank breach presentation at term, no previous CS and EFW of say 2.8 to 3 kg you will Ceaser her? Adequate counselling, proper selection of parturient and skilled intrapartum care still remains best practice.
Infact External cephalic version can still be offered to patients with no contraindication and should be carried out by a skilled personnel under close monitoring. See 2017 RCOG guidelines

Hawtbae:
Very beautiful and educative piece. what about kids like me who stayed 10months+ in the womb. What do you call that?

over stay babies

Drphemmy4u:
Current practice is CS for all breech presentation to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality.In modern day obstetrics,assisted vaginal breech delivery and external cephalic version (changing the presentation from breech to cephalic per abdomen) are no longer practiced.

I agree with u though. Modern obstetric is advocating counselling breech on CS, and allowing them play a part in the decision. However, certain factors should determine the decision. E.g Expected birth weight, multiparity and presence of a midwife/obstetrician skilled in breech delivery. The woman should be counselled and her decision duely documently incase of an adverse outcome. In few years vaginal breech may become totally obselete.