Contents:
- Medical Video: How to Turn a Breech Baby
- What is a breech position?
- Position of pregnant women to overcome breech babies
- Various positions of the mother's body to deal with breech babies
- 1. Breech tilt
- 2. Sit by bending your knees to your chest
- 3. Open knee chest (menungging)
Medical Video: How to Turn a Breech Baby
What if it's nearing the week of birth but the position of the baby in the womb is not ready aka breech? Well, don't worry first. The position of the mother's body before labor can be arranged so that the baby's position changes to the head below. What are the good posture and posture for pregnant women to deal with breech babies? See the explanation below.
What is a breech position?
Breech position occurs when the baby who is nearing the day of birth is still in the position of the foot leading to the birth canal, or transverse position horizontally in the mother's womb. In a normal pregnancy, the baby before the day of his birth will automatically be in the womb with the head down to get ready to be born. This position is called the vertex position.
In general, breech pregnancies will be treated by caesarean section. Because, with normal labor there is a higher risk of the baby being trapped in the birth canal and experiencing a loss of oxygen supply through the umbilical cord.
If the baby's position is breech, the doctor will usually do an external cephalic version (ECV). ECV is a way for doctors to manipulate positions manually by hand. Doctors do ECV by giving strong pressure but soft enough to your stomach to encourage changing its position in the womb.
This procedure will be carried out in the hospital while monitoring the baby's heart rate and ultrasound to check his position. However, not all pregnant women finally manage to overcome breech babies with this method. Usually the doctor will recommend this procedure at 36-38 weeks' gestation.
Therefore, some women do various ways at home to deal with breech babies before birth, one of them with certain body positions.
Position of pregnant women to overcome breech babies
Adjust the body position of pregnant women or postural managementis a technique to change the position of the fetus from breech to vertex position by adjusting the position of pregnant women while lying down or sitting. Posture management is done several times in one day.
Actually these techniques are still controversial, because this method has not been supported by a scientific foundation that has been proven to be effective in making the baby's position change into a vertex. Research is still very much needed regarding this method.
Even so, reported from WebMD, these maternal body positions are considered safe practices. However, you should still consult your doctor before trying any of these positions. Especially if you have special health conditions such as high blood pressure, or are injured, or are being treated in a hospital.
Various positions of the mother's body to deal with breech babies
These positions use Earth's gravity to change the position of the baby's head towards the cervix (cervix). These positions are usually carried out for approximately 15 minutes and are repeated several times a day.
When doing this movement, it is better if the condition of the stomach and bladder is empty so you are quite relaxed. Do not do this movement after eating or before urinating.
You also need help and supervision from the closest person to carry out this position correctly and safely. You may also feel dizzy when you wake up from these positions, so you need someone else who helps you get up or hold a position so you don't fall.
The position of the mother's body that can help deal with breech babies in the womb is:
1. Breech tilt
Lie on a hard board that is wide and strong enough, such as an ironing board. The board can be supported on a sofa or home chair that is sturdy and not easily shifted. The board support on the couch is about 30.5 cm to 45.7 cm high. Then lie on the board with the position of the mother's head down, and the mother's foot in the upper board.
Start by lying on the board with the body lururs, after the position is safe, bend your legs from straight so bend. The legs are bent with the soles of the feet stepping on the board.
2. Sit by bending your knees to your chest
When sitting in a flat place, bend the knee position to the chest, and thighs stick to the abdomen. Do not force your knees to really stick to your chest, bend as much as you can.
3. Open knee chest (menungging)
Apart from sitting and lying down,open knee chestor menungging is often done to overcome breech babies.
Start with the position of the chest towards the floor, the knee must stick to the floor. Then move your shoulders and hands forward, knees in place. It's best to slip a thin pillow under the chest. Your husband or companion in the back helps support weight with a strong cloth.
Try to position the right and left knees apart, not sticking. Hold this position for about 15-30 minutes.
