Most babies are born head first. But a minority are born feet, butt or knees first, which doctors call “breech,” from the Middle English word “breeches” for trousers. Doctors have long known that a ...

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 feet or buttocks-first. This can be dangerous because it ...

To determine whether congenital anomalies are associated with breech presentation at the time of birth. At least one congenital anomaly was more likely present among infants breech at birth (11.7%) ...

About 3-4 percent of all pregnancies will result in the baby being breech. A breech pregnancy occurs when the baby (or babies!) is positioned head-up in the woman’s uterus, so the feet are pointed ...