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From: speaker@ttidcb.UUCP (Kenneth Speaker)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Breech Baby question
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Date: Mon, 21-Oct-85 12:30:48 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 21 12:30:48 1985
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Organization: Transaction Technology, Inc. (CitiCorp), Santa Monica
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A breech baby may often be rotated by a procedure called External Cephalic
Rotation, which although "popular" in California may not be practiced in
other states as often.  Essentially, a few days before expected birth, a
physician and an assistant will attempt to rotate the child via external
means (i.e., their hands).  It is is a painless procedure (well, almost
painless), takes about 3-5 minutes at most, and is "usually" succesful.
It does not work if there is insufficient amniotic fluid or the mother
is too small, or (I seem to remember) has a lower success rate in first
births.

Definitely check with your physician about this procedure.  Three minutes
is a small price to avoid surgery.

--Kne