Fetal Presentation and Position

Dr. Boyd is talking about fetal (baby) presentation and position. If your baby is not head down, I have a solution for you. CLICK to download my free Birth Workbook... ►► Birth Workbook --- ►►► 4 Steps to a FEARLESS Labor & Delivery Webinar (No longer available) When your baby is head down, that is called the Vertex Presentation. We want baby to be vertex, and most babies are! Why are babies vertex? Because that is the smallest part of the head which can push on the cervix to dilate it and thus the greatest chance of success for vaginal delivery. However, some babies are positioned in Transverse, Breech, or Oblique. What do we do? Most providers take you to C-Section at 39 weeks to make sure you don’t rupture your membranes and end up with an umbilical cord prolapse. But you don't have to go straight to C-Section. Some women with a baby that is breech position don't want a C-Section. You do have another option. It is called an External Cephalic Versi