![]() ![]() Is it cause we’re so uppity? We can’t dance? Our babies can’t jump? What can I say? Studies show that Caucasian moms have more breech babies. If your placenta is right on top or right on bottom (placenta previa) of your uterus, your baby’s position may be affected. On the other hand, there is also stuff in the literature about a stretched out belly being a reason a baby doesn’t settle head-down (There’s enough room to keep turning and turning, so why not, it’s fun!). When baby is packed in there, it’s not as easy to turn. There is some talk about the possibility of this being because your belly is significantly tighter (your ab muscles haven’t been stretched out from other pregnancies). Go weird! Here is an article about breech heredity.įirst babies are more likely to be breech. If this is the case with you, your baby is less likely to turn and less likely to have any kind of abnormality. If you or your baby’s dad were breech, or there are other breech babies in your family history, breech position may run in your family. There are breech babies in your family history. A baby may have hip joints that are not fully developed and therefore the baby can’t kick herself around. Some practitioners say it’s possible that the baby cannot maneuver well because of an abnormality with the cord.Īmnion ruptures result in rolls of tissue in which a part of the baby could entangle. The umbilical cord is very short or tangled. This condition would affect your baby’s ability to move around. You have too much or too little amniotic fluid. Teen moms have a 42.8/1000 rate of breech babies at term, and the incidence rises from there to a rate of 84.6/1000 for moms aged 40-54. The incidence of breech rises with maternal age. Here is a study with detailed information about the recurrence of breech in mamas’ 2nd/3rd pregnancies. You have an increased risk of a breech if any previous pregnancies were breech at term. About 10% of of women whose 1st baby is breech go on to have a second breech baby. If you have had a pelvic injury, malnutrition as a child, or used the pill in adolescence before your bones were fully formed, you may have an increased risk of pelvic-weirdness affecting your baby’s position. If you have bicornuate uterus or a uterine septum, you are much more likely to have a breech baby. You have a weird-shaped uterus or pelvis. Here are some possible reasons a baby might be breech, in no particular order. Again, there is a 93+% likelihood that your baby is normal. The chances of a vertex (head-down position) baby being born with an abnormality are 2.4% The chances of a breech baby being born with an abnormality are 6.3%. But in all likelihood, this baby is perfectly normal. So there’s a small chance your baby is breech because something is different with her development. Some researchers are calling vertex position (head down) the first developmental milestone. So, there is a small small possibility that your baby is breech because of a developmental abnormality. You need to know that 93% of breech babies are born normal. If you have done much looking around at all, you know that breech babies have a higher incidence of problems at birth, both congenital and birth-related.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |