In the U.S. today, about 4 percent of babies are breech at full term, which means they’re in position to exit the uterus feet- or butt-first rather than headfirst. Before 1959, virtually all such ...

A breech baby is when your little bundle of joy is positioned head-up in the womb instead of head-down at around 36 weeks of pregnancy. Most babies naturally turn head-first before birth, but ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link A breech vaginal birth is when a woman gives birth to a baby that does not emerge through the vagina head-first. Instead, they'll emerge either ...