This was a retrospective cohort study of outcomes following successful external cephalic version in 411 women at an Australian tertiary maternity unit between November 2008 and March 2015. The study ...

All eligible women with breech presentations who are near term should be offered external cephalic version (ECV) to cut down on the number of cesarean deliveries, according to a new practice bulletin ...

An external cephalic version is a procedure used to help turn a baby in the womb before delivery. During the procedure, your healthcare provider places their hands on the outside of your belly and ...

The authors matched 197 women who had undergone successful ECV with the next 2 women of similar parity, gestational age, delivery history and type of labor who presented for labor management. They ...

In case of breech presentation after 35 weeks, health care providers often try to manually guide the fetus into the right position for birth or the head-down position. This procedure of turning a ...

The size of the amniotic fluid pocket preceding the fetal presenting part (fore-bag), as objectively measured by ultrasound, is the most predictive of three variables in determining the likely success ...

When I found out I was pregnant with my second child, I thought I knew what I was getting myself into. I had done the whole pregnancy thing before and I figured everything would be about the same. Boy ...