EBB 297 - Frequently Asked Questions about Breech with Dr. Rebecca Dekker and Sara Ailshire, MA

Evidence Based Birth®

Rebecca Dekker

Pregnancy, Health & Fitness, Childbirth, Parenting, Birth, Medicine, Kids & Family, Doula, Obstetrician, Midwife

4.6 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2024

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

In the previous episode (EBB 296), we covered the evidence on breech vaginal birth. This week we are answering your questions!

Can a baby spontaneously flip from breech back to head-first position before birth? Is home breech birth safe or not? Which factors influence the chances you'll have a breech baby? On today’s podcast, join us on a Q & A all about breech birth!

If you want to get informed and empowered on the topic of breech positioning in pregnancy—either for yourself or for your clients—then this podcast is for you!

Content note: Discussion of statistics on mortality, serious morbidity (illness/injury), and home birth transfer related to breech birth.

EBB Resources:

For the scientific references that go along with this Q & A, visit our blog article here.
Watch the video of this podcast episode on the EBB YouTube channel here!
Access the EBB Signature Article: Evidence on Breech Version with a free handout here.
Join the EBB Pro Membership and get access to contact hours, a doula mentorship, live trainings, and a PDF Library with exclusive handouts (including a 2-page handout on breech) by joining here.
Learn advocacy techniques through the EBB Childbirth Class.

EBB Podcasts about Breech:

EBB Podcast 111: Positioning Breech Babies with Dr. Elliot Berlin
EBB Podcast 171: The Experience of a Unique Vaginal Breech Birth with Janae and Andrew Rick
EBB Podcast 172: Breech Vaginal Birth with Dr. Rixa Freeze and Dr. David Hayes
EBB Podcast 173: Evidence on Breech Version
EBB Podcast 296: The Evidence on Breech Birth with Dr. Rebecca Dekker and Sara Ailshire, MA
EBB Podcast 298: Overcoming Barriers to Breech Vaginal Birth with Dr. Emiliano Chavira, OB/GYN and Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist
EBB Podcast 299: A Breech Vaginal Birth Story with EBB Parents Naoma and Mohamed [Coming soon!]

Other Resources:

Check out the workshops at Breech without Borders here.
Watch a video of Dr. Larry Hinkson teaching the gentle External Cephalic Version Technique here.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi everyone on today's podcast we're going to answer your questions about
0:04.3	breach birth.
0:09.1	Welcome to the evidence-based birth podcast.
0:11.3	My name is Rebecca Decker and I'm a nurse with my PhD and the
0:14.8	founder of Evidence Space Birth. Join me each week as we work together to get
0:19.8	evidence-based information into the hands of families and professionals around the world. and slash disclaimer for more details.
0:33.0	Hi everyone and welcome to the Evidence Based Birth Podcast.
0:37.0	Before we get started, I am excited to announce that today is the day that our wait list
0:41.0	gets access to early bird tickets for the evidence-based birth conference.
0:46.0	So if you are on the wait list, make sure you check your email for the registration link.
0:50.0	If you did not get on the wait list, but you want to attend our virtual conference in March for both parents and birth workers.
0:58.0	Make sure you go to EBBirth.com and sign up for our email newsletter on the home page so that you can get a
1:04.0	notification when the next tickets drop. In today's podcast I'm going to
1:08.5	answer your questions about Breach Birth by playing the Q&A replay from our webinar this past fall about the evidence
1:15.3	on Reach Birth. If you haven't listened to episode 296 yet where we share the detailed
1:21.2	research on Reach Birth, I strongly recommend that you
1:24.7	listen to that episode before you listen to this one because that will provide you
1:28.7	with important context and information to understand today's Q&A. So today's episode
1:35.0	297 is a Q&A about breach. The next week in 298 we're going to talk with
1:40.4	Dr. Shevira about overcoming obstacles to breach vaginal birth.
1:44.3	Then in E.B. 299 we're going to feature a birth story from E.B. parents who had to
1:50.8	drive to a hospital in another state in order to access support for a
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