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Pregnancy Week by Week - Week 32
2008-04-22 10:57:00 Pregnancy Week by Week - Week 32 Finishing the 7th month of pregnancy © Brenda Lane Jan 28, 2008 In Week 32 of pregnancy, your baby's fingernails reach to the end of her fingertips. Mothers may begin to slow down physically and feel more cumbersome. With only 8 weeks left to your pregnancy, chances are high that you are feeling either ready to have your baby, you are content with being pregnant or you have so much to do that 8 weeks does not sound like a reassuring amount of time left to get it all done! Which category are YOU in? This is a big transitional time in your pregnancy as you finish up your childbirth classes and make those final touches on your baby nursery. Here is quick look at Week 32 of pregnancy with both you and your baby. What is happening with Your Baby? Your baby weighs about 2100 grams in Week 32 of your pregnancy. Even the tiniest changes can be seen in your baby's development, including that the length of your baby's fingernails have finally reached t... More About: Pregnancy
Pregnancy Week by Week - Week 31
2008-04-22 10:56:00 Pregnancy Week by Week - Week 31 Just two months to go before baby comes! Are you ready? © Brenda Lane Jan 21, 2008 Mothers may notice an increase in appetite as they approach their 8th month of pregnancy. The baby will add a layer of subcutaneous fat during week 31 of pregnancy. Only 9 weeks of pregnancy to go. How time has flown! This is often the stage in the last trimester of pregnancy when the weeks seem to fly by at almost warp speed. It is not uncommon for parents to feel almost desparate that some of those last minute tasks are still not completed. Is the nursery painted? Have you started classes? What about your baby shower? Have you selected a pediatrician? So sit tight, relax, take a deep breath and hang on for the rest of your pregnancy! What is Happening with Your Baby? By the 31st week of pregnancy, your baby will be adding a layer of subcutaneous fat. This fat layer will help to insulate the baby and regulate her body temperature after she is born. Even though m... More About: Pregnancy
Pregnancy Week by Week - Week 30
2008-04-22 10:55:00 Pregnancy Week by Week - Week 30 Your baby may be moving into a birth position this week. © Brenda Lane Oct 30, 2007 As you progress into your pregnancy, your baby continues to develop more fat stores and has a more rounded appearance. Her sense of taste has developed. With only 10 weeks to go, your baby is growing and developing more and more each week. Are you prepared? Find out more about what you can do. What is happening to Your Baby? Your baby weighs between 4-4.6 pounds (or 1800-2100grams) and is about 12 inches long (or 31 cm.) Your baby will begin to have a more rounded appearance instead of long and lean. Her skin becomes quite pink and smooth. She will even begin to move her head down into a birth position. This is known as a vertex position and happens sooner with your first baby as opposed to your subsequent babies. Your babies permanent teeth can be seen and he can even move his head from side to side. Another amazing fact is that your baby can begin to taste now.... More About: Pregnancy
Pregnancy Week by Week - Week 29
2008-04-22 10:54:00 Pregnancy Week by Week - Week 29 Find out how to get ready for the last several weeks of pregnancy. © Brenda Lane Oct 25, 2007 Week 29 of pregnancy is a time when the baby begins to develop more fat layers. Your baby weighs about 2 and a half pounds this week! Never in your life does both your baby and body change with almost lightening speed. As you enter your 29th week of pregnancy, your body is still adapting and changing to meet the demands of your baby. Your little bundle is becoming not-so-little now and is taking up even more space in your uterus. Let's take a look at what else is happening during Week 29 of pregnancy. What is happening with Your Baby? Your baby weighs about 3 pounds and can be as much as 29 cm (or about 11 inches) in length. Your baby begins to develop a layer of fat called "subcutaneous," which is the first layer just below your baby's skin. Believe it or not, your baby will also begin to be responsive to sounds outside the mother's body. Now you c... More About: Pregnancy
Pregnancy Week by Week - Week 28
2008-04-22 10:53:00 Pregnancy Week by Week - Week 28 As you enter your third trimester, find out more about your baby! © Brenda Lane Sep 22, 2007 Some important milestones occur in week 28 of pregnancy including changes in the baby's pupils and the opening of your baby's eyelids. What should you be doing? As you move into your third trimester, you may be feeling a bit more tired. It is possible that the energy you felt in your second trimester is giving way to more exhaustion as your body works hard to nourish and protect your growing baby. What is happening to Your Baby? Your baby weighs about 1110 grams (which is about 2.4 pounds) and is around 27 cm in length (or 10.6 inches.) Your baby's hair on her head is now longer than the fine hair on her body (called lanugo.) Many changes are happening in your baby's eyes. The eyelids reopen and the retinol layers are finishing their completion and now receptive to light. Even your baby's pupils will react to light by dilating at this stage of pregn... More About: Pregnancy
Pregnancy Week by Week - Week 26
2008-04-22 10:51:00 Pregnancy Week by Week - Week 26 Find out what happens to you and your baby in your second trimester © Brenda Lane Jul 26, 2007 As you get closer to your third trimester, there are some interesting changes happening with you and the baby. Have you selected your baby's name yet? Week 26 of pregnancy brings you closer to the end of the second trimester. While you are likely glad that there are only 14 weeks left, it can be difficult to realize that some of the most challenging aspects of pregnancy still lay ahead of you! Let's find out a few ways that your baby is changing and developing this week as well as how to best prepare for what is ahead. What is happening to Your Baby? In week 26 of pregnancy, your baby is about 25 cm long (nearly 10 inches) and weighs approximately 850 grams (just under 2 pounds.) This is the first week that your baby begins to develop stores of brown fat in preparation for his or her colder life outside the uterus. This brown fat plays a vital role i... More About: Pregnancy
Pregnancy Week by Week - Week 27
2008-04-22 10:51:00 Pregnancy Week by Week - Week 27 Entering the Third Trimester of Pregnancy © Brenda Lane Sep 6, 2007 As you begin your third trimester of pregnancy, your fatigue may return and some of your discomforts can become more pronounced. Your baby weighs just under 1,000gms. As we divide up each of the weeks of pregnancy into trimesters, Week 27 is the first official week of the third trimester of pregnancy. You may be noticing that your body is becoming more unwieldy as your baby grows within your uterus. The burst of energy you had in your second trimester of pregnancy is starting to ebb and be replaced by more fatigue. Let's take a look at what is happening to your baby as he or she continues to develop as well as what might be happening to you. Also what do you need to be doing now in this third trimester? Read our helpful checklist below: What is happening to Your Baby? Your baby weighs just under 1,000 grams (which for the metrically-challenged is about 2.2 pounds) and is about ... More About: Pregnancy
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Doubles Risk of Pregnancy Complications
2008-04-12 15:56:00 Inflammatory bowel disease, which is a common digestive condition, is an inflammation of the large intestine and in some cases the small intestines, as well. The ailment is very discomforting and can even lead to complications to the liver, the skin and the eyes. In pregnant women, possible complications are more with the possibility of an altered pregnancy. Several studies have already shown that indeed, inflammatory bowel disease doubles the possibility of complications during pregnancy. An analysis of more than a dozen different studies all over the world gives credence and support to the link between pregnancy complications and inflammatory bowel disease. The studies have been conducted within the last two decades. The studies taken in combination involve around 4,000 women diagnosed to have inflammatory bowel disease. In comparison, some 320,000 pregnant without such an ailment were also noted. Among those women with the disease, two thirds had Crohn's disease, while the res... More About: Pregnancy , Disease , Risk
Natural ways to induce labour/labor
2008-04-12 15:55:00 As the delivery date approaches, the anticipation often reaches a level that becomes difficult to bear. For the past seven or eight months, you have been preparing for the day in which your baby would arrive. More than likely, you have everything ready in the nursery and all that is really necessary is for you to bring the baby home. What do you do, however, whenever that day comes and goes and you are still pregnant with no delivery in the foreseeable future? One thing that you can do is to induce labor naturally by using one of several different methods. One thing that you want to be certain of, of course, is that you're actually overdue. Most doctors don't really consider you overdue until you are at least at 42 weeks. The most common time for women to give birth is anywhere between 37 and 42 weeks, and any labor that begins during this time is considered to be normal. At 42 weeks, many doctors will start to consider inducing the labor in order to hurry along the delivery of t... More About: Natural , Labour , Labor
Are There Ways To Make Conceiving a Girl Possible?
2008-04-12 15:54:00 Many parents have specific things in mind when it comes to the gender of their children. For some people, they are goal oriented and they may only have one child that they plan on having. For them, it may be an important decision to choose whether they will have a boy or a girl. It may also be that the parents want to keep a specific birth order for some reason or another. Regardless of why they want to predetermine the gender of their child, many decide they want to find a way of conceiving a girl. One way that you can do this is actually very interesting. The most popular natural way of conceiving a girl, is by using the Shettles method of gender selection. Actually, this is a method that is based on some fact, and has been proven to work for many couples that are trying to predetermine the gender of the child. It has a lot to do with the timing of when the couple will have intercourse as to which of the sperm, the X or the Y is present when the egg is ready to be fertilized. Tha... More About: Girl , Make
How Is It Possible To Increase Chances of Conceiving a Boy?
2008-04-12 15:54:00 Gender selection of your un-conceived child is a very hot topic nowadays. There are several different methods out there that increase chances of conceiving a boy, many of which have shown some very interesting results. Of course, as with all natural treatments, there are some that are not based in any scientific fact whatsoever. Regardless of this, however, whether you are trying to conceive boy or girl, you can increase your chances by following a few simple steps. It used to be that you did not even know the sex of the child until it was born. Within the past couple of decades, determining the sex of the unborn baby has become very easy thanks to sonograms and other tests that can be done. What if there was a way, however, that you could know before the child was even conceived that it was going to be a boy? This can be accomplished by following a simple program. It may take a few months leading up into the conception of the child, in order to determine accurately when the best t... More About: Chances
How To Fall Pregnant Faster Despite Medical Problems
2008-04-12 15:53:00 To fall pregnant faster you need to identify the exact day of ovulation. This is important especially when you are getting older or having medical problems. Why is this? Well, it is because a young woman is fertile only a few days in a month. When you get older or have any health problems ovulation (egg release) becomes rarer. It may happen once in 2-3 month or even more rarely. So, when a woman is fertile for only 1-2 days in 2-3-4 months it gets very complicated to pinpoint their fertile days. And often this is only the reason why a pregnancy does not occur. The best way to identify your ovulation day is by using a natural method. Identifying ovulation time with special devises can lead to mistakes, especially devises that check the level of hormones in the urine. The level of hormones in urine increases later then it happens in the blood. So, when you see your ovulation time on a urine analysis devise it could be too late, especially in older women as the egg has already been... More About: Medical , Pregnant , Problems , Fall
Ectopic pregnancy signs and symptoms
2008-04-12 15:52:00 During pregnancy, typically the fertilized egg travels through the fallopian tube to reach the mother's womb. However, in some cases the egg fails to reach the womb but gets lodged in the fallopian tube, where it continues to grow. This is known as 'ectopic' or 'tubal' pregnancy. More rarely, the fertilized egg lodges in the cervix, abdomen, or c-section scar, and is known as heterotopic pregnancy. If an ectopic pregnancy is left untreated, the embryo will continue to grow till it ruptures the fallopian tube. This could result in complications, and may even be fatal for the expecting mother. Since there is no way to move the egg into the womb, ectopic pregnancies are terminated. Risks Your spouse is at greater risk of ectopic pregnancy in the following situations: * Her pregnancy occurs even though she had a tubal ligation (surgical sterilization) * She had an intrauterine device (IUD) when she became pregnant * She has undergone surgery of the fallopian tubes * She p... More About: Pregnancy , Signs , Symptoms
body changes during pregnancy
2008-04-12 15:51:00 One of the most striking changes during pregnancy is a gain in weight. Twenty-four pounds is the average additional weight that the mother-to-be puts on. Of this amount, only a small fraction, about two pounds, should be gained in the first three months; about eleven pounds are gained in each of the other three-month periods. This gain in weight is accounted for not only by the child you are carrying but by other factors as well. The average weight of the infant at birth is 7 1/2 pounds; the placenta (the organ which provides oxygen and food essential for the life of the fetus and for the elimination of its waste products) weighs 1 pound; and the fluid in the sac in which the baby lives is 1 1/2 pounds. At the end of pregnancy the uterus weighs about 2 1/2 pounds and the breasts 3 pounds. Most expectant mothers are afraid that childbearing will leave them with an ungainly figure and that they will develop a stomach that will stick out even after the birth of the baby, but there is... More About: Body , Pregnancy
body changes during pregnancy
2008-04-12 15:51:00 One of the most striking changes during pregnancy is a gain in weight. Twenty-four pounds is the average additional weight that the mother-to-be puts on. Of this amount, only a small fraction, about two pounds, should be gained in the first three months; about eleven pounds are gained in each of the other three-month periods. This gain in weight is accounted for not only by the child you are carrying but by other factors as well. The average weight of the infant at birth is 7 1/2 pounds; the placenta (the organ which provides oxygen and food essential for the life of the fetus and for the elimination of its waste products) weighs 1 pound; and the fluid in the sac in which the baby lives is 1 1/2 pounds. At the end of pregnancy the uterus weighs about 2 1/2 pounds and the breasts 3 pounds. Most expectant mothers are afraid that childbearing will leave them with an ungainly figure and that they will develop a stomach that will stick out even after the birth of the baby, but there is... More About: Body , Pregnancy
Headaches and migraine during pregnancy
2008-04-12 15:50:00 Most women would agree that pregnancy is a very special time in their lives and an amazing experience but they would also be quick to note it is also can be a time of great adjustment and potential discomfort also . The rose coloured glasses soon slip as the reality of morning sickness, extreme tiredness, heart burn, back/hip pain - to name but a few general pregnancy related ailments - kick in. As the new mother-to-be embarks on this wonderful rollercoaster ride of emotional and physical challenges and begins to dream of the little babe she will soon hold in her arms there is one more frustrating challenge she is likely to experience. An increase in migraines and severe headaches in pregnancy is unfortunately all too common, especially in the difficult first trimester. On top of dreadful all day nausea (described somewhat ironically as Morning sickness) and energy sapping tiredness a newly pregnant woman can also experience frequent and harrowing headaches. It is not known exact... More About: Pregnancy , Migraine
Diet for gestational diabetics
2008-04-12 15:48:00 When an expectant woman is diagnosed with gestational diabetes, or when a diabetic woman discovers that she has conceived, the initial anxiety revolves around the thought that for the next nine months, the nutritional regime in force will be bland and dull prison meals. However, a diabetic diet for expectant moms can be as wholesome and wide-ranging as other pregnancy meals. It is mainly about effectively managing nutritional requirements to achieve healthy outcomes. Nevertheless, if you carefully ponder on this, then there are plenty of such circumstances in a person's life where a revised dietary menu is the need of the hour. Such a diet may be necessary due to post surgery, temporary infirmity, or chronic ailments. The diabetic diet for pregnancy presents a new way of life that assures you of healthy nourishment well after childbirth. Out of Hand It is of utmost importance that diabetes is kept well within check either with a strict nutritional regime or by a combination of i... More About: Diet
Coping with life after a miscarriage
2008-04-12 15:47:00 Miscarriages are not uncommon, especially for first time mothers or women over the age of thirty-five. There is hope though, just because a couple has miscarried does not mean that they'll miscarry again in the future, or that they will be unable to have children. Oftentimes miscarriage is the result of birth defects beyond a doctor's control. While the more miscarriages a mother endures, the higher her chances rise of miscarrying again, all hope is not lost. With the advent of new medicines and knowledge, a woman can increase her chances of carrying to full term. Many women over the age of thirty-five are able to carry a baby full-term without any problems. Oftentimes a physician is able to tell if a woman is at risk for miscarrying and steps can be taken to increase the chances of a full 40 week gestation. Bed rest is often prescribed at the slightest indication of problems, and medications are also available to assist pregnancy. If a mother feels at risk for miscarriage for wh... More About: Life , Coping , Miscarriage
Depression and pregnancy
2008-04-12 15:46:00 In contemporary Western societies pregnancy is considered delightful, and all women are understood to be joyfully happy and at ease with their dreams of motherhood ultimately being realised. Nevertheless, while this picturesque interpretation exists, the reality remains that, no matter how skilled and supported the woman is, the process is draining and exceptionally stressful. Considering this, it is hardly shocking that it can lead the most proud-to-be mums into bouts of depression. As a woman, to have your body transformed beyond her control is understandably complicated. While Hollywood mums may maintain that they have never felt more beautiful, it is harder for us mere mortals to come to terms with the transformation in life not to mention the waiste line. Personal image may appear vain, but remains a large factor in a positive and healthy out look in life. For numerous woman this is a huge barrier, even without the buddle of baby lump stretching your blouse. Loss of control of... More About: Pregnancy , Depression
skin changes during pregnancy
2008-04-12 15:45:00 When pregnant a woman will experience many hormonal changes and some of these changes will have an affect on their skin. Progesterone and oestrogen levels increase and so causes changes in the skin's pigmentation and creating outbreaks of pimples acne and blotches on the skin. Dark splotches on the cheeks, forehead or the upper lips can be due to a condition called melasma. Around 50 to 75 per cent of women will suffer this skin condition with it being more common amongst dark complexioned women. Melasma is a skin condition that is made worse by exposure to ultraviolet light. More than ever therefore it is vitally important that during pregnancy that women use a good quality mineral based sun block. Avoid chemical based sunscreens as it is possible that the ingredients could be absorbed into the bloodstream. Skin care during pregnancy also includes treatment for acne; for some women, pregnancy is the best time of life with stories of glowing skin but for others it is no so true ... More About: Pregnancy
Is There A Sure Fire Way To Get Pregnant? Start By Knowing Your Body's Sign
2008-04-12 15:44:00 When many of us women reach a certain age, we are happy with our lives and settled in a relationship, our mind turns to pregnancy. We start thinking of babies and cots, nappies and sleep suits. And sometimes, for some of us, we try desperately month after month and get no-where! It's only when you don't get pregnant in the first few months that you start looking for information on how you can get pregnant. For years, when we were younger, society drills into us how easy it is to get pregnant. When the truth of the matter is, that for some of us, it isn't easy at all. And to top it all off, the older we get, the chance of us achieving pregnancy keeps on getting lower! Anyhow, we decide we want to be a mother, throw away our contraception, and then wait with baited breath and fingers crossed. Only to be disappointed every month. So are there things that we should know? Of course there is, but you don't get this information in high school! Neither do you get it from anywhere els... More About: Pregnant , Start , Fire , Sign , Knowing
Common symptoms of pregnancy and how to cope with them
2008-04-12 15:18:00 Pregnancy can be a new and exciting experience, and for some mothers, a pleasant experience as well. But for many others, the strain on their bodies and their expanding bellies cause many uncomfortable and unwanted symptoms, some that can be helped and prevented, and unfortunately, some that you just have to deal with. If this is your first pregnancy, it will be helpful for you to know what to expect, so that you know what symptoms are normal, and which ones could be signs of trouble, as well as how to manage those bothersome symptoms, so that you can enjoy being pregnant. Almost every woman will experience bouts of fatigue at some point in her pregnancy. Often, some women report that they have no energy right from the start, and for others, it doesn't set in until the middle of the second or third trimester, it varies greatly from person to person and pregnancy to pregnancy. Don't be upset with yourself for not having the energy you usually do, remember that your body is working... More About: Pregnancy , Common , Symptoms , Cope
Dangerous foods and herbs to avoid during pregnancy
2008-04-12 15:17:00 Ever since you spread the news of your pregnancy, you have probably been inundated with tons of well-meaning, but often unwanted pregnancy and parenting advice. While it may not all be bad, the only person's advice you should really heed is that of your doctor. One thing that he or she may have discussed with you at your first prenatal visit was the importance of eating a healthy diet, and the foods and herbs that are not safe for you to consume during your pregnancy. One thing that you should definitely cross of your list is anything that contains alcohol. It may be difficult for you to do, especially if you are someone who enjoys a drink on a regular basis, but you really have to do it for the health of your baby, if no other reason. There is no clear indication of how much alcohol that you can safely consume during your pregnancy, which is why you should avoid it altogether; the risks are just too great. Your baby could be born with a mental defect, which could impact him or he... More About: Pregnancy , Herbs , Foods , Avoid , Dangerous
Hair loss, during and after pregnancy
2008-04-12 15:15:00 Excessive hair loss occurs one to five months during or after pregnancy. This condition is not common it affect most women. However to others hair loss during pregnancy is a natural phenomena, it is caused of hormone changes or imbalance while to others women hair loss happen due to lack of vitamins and minerals. We often asked ourself it is normal? What can you do to stop over hair fall? Is there any remedy? Does all women before or after giving birth experience this? Yes it is normal and excessive hair loss happen normally three months after delivery. This is happen because the hormones rises after giving birth and back to normal. So for the first time mother you don't have to worry much and become obsessed of your hair falls. The hair will grow back once the baby is delivered. The body experience many changes during pregnancy included the hair. The hair is also can be easily to fall if it is lack of minerals especially the iron. Without iron it makes your hair malnourished bri... More About: Pregnancy , Hair , Loss
Getting pregnant-as easy as you think?
2008-04-12 15:14:00 Isn't it strange... For some women, getting pregnant just happens. They don't even have to think about it, they go to bed one night, and wake up the next morning 'with child!' How does this happen! For many of us, getting pregnant just isn't that simple. We spend years avoiding pregnancy as a teenager, always hoping and praying with fingers crossed that it won't happen to us. And then when we are finally settled, happy in our lives and we long to slide into motherhood, it just doesn't happen! So why is it so hard to get pregnant? Despite what we are led to believe all through our younger years (I suppose most views are enforced onto us to avoid many teenage pregnancies!) Getting pregnant isn't that simple. Even if we are in peek physical fitness, the perfect age, and totally healthy (reproduction wise) We still only have a 25 to 30 % chance of getting pregnant. And this lowers significantly as we get older! So what can we do as women to improve our chances of conception?... More About: Pregnant , Easy
Pregnancy (hcg) blood test
2008-04-12 15:12:00 Pregnancy blood-test measures the level of pregnancy hormone and HCG present in the bloodstream. HCG can be detected in the urine and blood within 7-12 days of conceiving. There are two types of pregnancy blood test done. 1. Qualitative test- This indicates whether HCG is present or not present by answering in the affirmative or in the negative. This test is very similar to the homemade pregnancy test. 2. Qualitative test- This test gives the exact proportion of HCG in the bloodstream. This gives you the approximate age of the fetus. The progress of pregnancy is also determined by this test. Pregnancy blood-testis performed by collecting blood in a syringe and then sent to the lab to find the level of HCG in it. This takes a maximum of 2 days to obtain the results. If the test is done very early this test may fail to determine the HCG level present in the blood. This test can be done several times on your doctor's recommendation, in case he wants to determine the progress of y... More About: Pregnancy , Blood , Test
Baby Gender Selection Diet - Does Diet Really Matter?
2008-04-12 15:11:00 One question I hear again & Again is. "Does my diet matter if I'm trying to pick my baby's gender?" I would have to say definitely yes --> It matters! The thing is, Your diet has a huge impact on your entire body. And the most important thing it affects is your Ph level. Let me explain... Your Ph level is how scientists and chemists measure if a certain thing (in this case you!)is acid. Like lemon or orange juice. Or alkaline. Like baking soda. * * *Why does it matter?* * * Because sperm are either male or female. What I mean to say is... There are boy and girl sperm. If the Ovum (egg) gets fertilized by a boy sperm-->Bingo! You have a BOY! If the ovum gets fertilized by a girl sperm-->Hooray for Girls! There are other differences too. ...1) Boy sperm are small, fast and kinda fragile. ...2) Girl sperm are big, slower and much tougher. So... Girl sperm can tolerate a more Acidic environment better than boy sperm can. That means... If you know how to optimize your diet for... More About: Baby , Diet , Gender , Matter , Selection
postpartum haemorrhage,background and management
2008-04-08 22:16:00 Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a potentially life-threatening complication of both vaginal and cesarean delivery. Traditionally, PPH was defined as blood loss greater than 500 mL in a vaginal delivery and greater than 1,000 mL in a cesarean delivery. However, studies have revealed that an uncomplicated delivery often results in blood loss of more than 500 mL without any compromise of the mother's condition. These findings resulted in adoption of a broader definition for PPH. Any bleeding that results in signs and symptoms of hemodynamic instability, or bleeding that could result in hemodynamic instability if untreated, is considered PPH. Blood loss of greater than 1,000 mL with an vaginal delivery or a decrease in postpartum hematocrit level greater than 10% of the prenatal value also can be considered PPH. Temporally, PPH can be divided into (1) early PPH that occurs within 24 hours after delivery and (2) late PPH that occurs 24 hours to 6 weeks after delivery. Frequency United ... More About: Management , Background , Postpartum
A 'hands on' breech delivery
2008-03-22 12:04:00 it's unlikely that this breech delivery was conducted in the UK More About: Hands , Hands On , Delivery
A breech baby at the end of pregnancy
More articles from this author:2008-03-22 11:41:00 Extended or frank breech ? the baby is bottom first, with the thighs against the chest and feet up by the ears. Most breech babies are in this position Flexed breech ? the baby is bottom first, with the thighs against the chest and the knees bent. Footling breech ? the baby?s foot or feet are below the bottom. Breech means that your baby is lying bottom first or feet first in the womb (uterus) instead of in the usual head first position. In early pregnancy, breech is very common. As pregnancy continues, a baby usually turns naturally into the head first position. Between 37 and 42 weeks (term), most babies are lying head first ready to be born. Three in every 100 (3%) babies are breech at the end of pregnancy Why are some babies breech? Sometimes it is just a matter of chance that a baby does not turn and remains in the breech position. At other times certain factors make it difficult for a baby to turn during pregnancy. These might include ... More About: Baby , Pregnancy 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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