After the External Cepahlic Version

After a breech is turned head down by the doctor in a manual,  external cephalic version some babies end up with limbs over their head or similar mix up. Here's a suggestion, 
To help resolve a compound presentation or twist, it is up to the mother if she wants to do the balancing work.

An external cephalic version is  a technique by a doctor or midwife to turn the baby head down manually by

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Birth Detective: Why didn't my OP baby come down? Part 3

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Jessica processes her birth



"Hi Gail, 

  "I know I was at 0 station for sure. I will request my birth records as well to make sure. I have joined my local chapter of ICAN and have already found tremendous support! Thank you so much for suggesting this.  They did say he was Left OP. Does that mean he was facing my left

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Birth Detective: Why didn't my OP baby come down? Part 2 of 3

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Jessica wrote back,
"Hi Gail! 


Thank you SO much for responding.Your time and reply mean so much to me especially as I have been feeling down and out because I felt like "I wish I would have known he was OP etc. and I wish I would have had adequate support to birth how I planned etc."). Here are my answers--









1. Do you have a photo of you baby's

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Birth Detective: Why didn't my OP baby come down? Part 1 of 3

Posterior presentation alone will not predict the course of labor.  Posterior presenting babies can come within 3, 5, 24-hours, though some posterior labors take 36 hours or longer labors. 
Add tight or short muscles, or a small pelvic outlet, and delays and interventions increase.

Spinning Babies take on the 3 Ps (Power, Passage, and Passenger) was discussed in the previous blog post. 

Here's

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