Tag Archive: breech

One Born Every Minute: Why force cannot overcome nature

Male midwives One of the most empathetic, calm and communicative midwives that has appeared on this show is a man.  Well, well!  Christian presents a charming face of informed reassurance, actually offering massage, asking if Amelia has any questions and listening to her responses. No recourse to comments like ‘I can’t do anything to help’ ...

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Spinning Babies: baby positioning in the womb

Fear of breech babies A lot of time and effort goes into worrying about the position of the baby in utero. Initially most scans show that baby is breech… 'oooh, might not be great come birth', 'could be bad news for mother and baby', 'might require an assisted delivery' etc, etc. For the first ...

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