Breech Birth No Longer Automatic C-Section for Canadian Moms and Babies

Canadian docs to stop automatic C-sections for breech babies

 

By Sharon Kirkey, Canwest News Service

 

Photograph by: Jenelle Schneider, Calgary Herald

"In a major shift in medical practice and another assault on Canada's rising cesarean section rate, Canada's delivery doctors are being told to stop automatically scheduling C-sections for breech babies and attempt a normal delivery instead — something significant numbers of obstetricians aren't trained to do.

New guidelines issued Wednesday by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada say women carrying babies in the breech, or bottom-first, position should be given the right to choose to attempt a traditional delivery when possible."

To read the full article, including studies that show vaginal birth is still safest for breech babies, as well as how the study may imact American women and families, click here.