"Your baby is in a breech position," I said finally.

At around 20 weeks, the fetus is usually in a breech position.

This is the most common type of breech position.

Cause is unknown but common in breech position or large fetal size.

What types of fetal problems are linked to breech position?

It cannot be used when the baby is in the breech position or for premature births.

What causes breech position near the end of pregnancy?

The closer you are to your due date, the lower the risk of reverting back to a breech position.

Who lie in a breech position while in the uterus.

The frank breech position occurs when the baby's buttocks are in place to come out first during delivery.

An abnormal fetal position, such as breech position, at birth.

In breech position the femoral head tends to get pushed out of the socket.

"You go in and fish out a foot and pull the fetus into a breech position," the doctor said.

Although the infant had been in a breech position, resident doctors decided to attempt a vaginal birth.

The baby's feet or buttocks are positioned toward the cervix (breech position).

A vaginal delivery is never recommended for a baby in the footling breech position.

What are the signs of breech position?

The baby may turn to a breech position, making birth more difficult if the membranes are ruptured before head engagement.

In fact, it can be more dangerous to the woman, since it involves turning a fully formed baby around to a breech position.

There's also a chance (about 4%) that the baby might flip back into a breech position before delivery, so some doctors induce labor immediately.

A fetus with the feet, buttocks, or legs pointing down toward the cervix is said to be in breech position.

One was in a breech position.

Studies show that turning the baby at term (after 36 weeks) is effective in reducing the number of babies born in the breech position.

See a picture of breech positions .

The rest were (and are) carried out for compelling clinical reasons - such as infection, placental problems, or a baby being in the breech position.