breech and homebirth

[aprilushka]

If anyone has any studies, articles (evidence based particularly), own birthstories or any other info on breech and homebirth they could post here I would appreciate it-- a woman I know right now is trying to make a decision.

I've done some poking around on Pub Med, gentlebirth, and the heads up site.

Many thanks!

[JanetF]

Try this from www.aims.org.uk

Birthing a baby by the breech at home.
Beech B. AIMS Journal, Vol 14, No 2, 2002, p4-5

Coroner's inquiry into a breech delivery.
Beech B. AIMS Journal, Vol 14, No 2 2002 p19-20

Breech Presentation - Caesarean operation versus normal birth
Lowdon G. AIMS Journal, Vol 10, No 3, 1998, p1-4

Natural, Active Breech Birth.
Lowdon G. AIMS Journal, Vol 10, No 3, 1998, p5

Keep Your Hands off the Breech.
Cronk M. AIMS Journal, Vol 10, No 3 1998, p6-8

Why are some babies breech?
Lowdon G. AIMS Journal, Vol 10, No 3, 1998, p8-9.

Turning Point for the Breech?
Thomas P. AIMS Journal, Vol 10, No 3, 1998, p12-13

And this is the list of breech info I use
One midwife’s collection of breech turning info.
http://gentlebirth.org/Midwife/breechcl.html

Attending a breech birth.
http://gentlebirth.org/Midwife/breechbr.html

Turning a breech.
http://gentlebirth.org/Midwife/breechtn.html

Book review on breech babies.
http://www.midwiferytoday.com/reviews/breech.asp

Ina May Gaskin on catching surprise breech babies!
http://www.midwiferytoday.com/artic...isebreeches.asp

Homeopathy to turn babies in utero.
http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/turnbaby.asp

A great site on moving breech babies.
http://www.spinningbabies.com

A Natural Breech Birth - hospital
http://www.lalecheleague.org/NB/NBMarApr01p47.html

More than you could ever hope for from the UK midwives (I love these women!)
http://www.radmid.demon.co.uk/breech.htm

About 500 birth stories with clear descriptions.
http://www.breechbabies.com/hospital_breech.htm

Make sure you visit~
http://www.spinningbabies.com/pregnancy.html

[aprilushka]

Thanks!

[Spark]

Uh, wow, I'm am SOOOO impressed with JanetH right now!

[pamamidwife]

here's some beautiful photos of a first-time mom having a footling breech (planned!) at home: http://www.breechbabies.com/Izaiah_breech_pictures.htm

I love breech topics! It's so contrary to what we're led to believe (myths of head getting stuck and all that), yet it's a slight variation of normal! I'd venture to say that posterior babies often cause more problems than breeches with vaginal births.