I truly appreciate your efforts on keeping all birth workers updated with current trends. This effort to decrease barriers to breech vaginal birth will continue to grow as the expectant families seek out those providers. Thank you, Rebecca and Dr. Chavira,!
I had precipitous labor with my first and when I got to the hospital they found my baby was breech (head down according to my ob day before at 38 week appointment). I was getting the spinal about 2.5 hours after first contraction when my water broke and my contractions were well under a minute apart. The spinal didn't work so I was put under general anesthesia. My son was born via c section about 3 to 3.5 hours from the first contraction. I don't blame my ob as it all happened so fast and she didn't have time to assess the situation. I do still carry some emotional weight when I think about the 45 minutes in post op I waited alone. I'm slim and only gained about 20 lbs over pre pregnancy weight due to first trimester weight loss. I could physically see he was gone as I looked significantly less pregnant. Now I feel blessed as he is a healthy 7.1lb boy and we went home on time. My SIL had my nephew at 32 weeks and he didn't leave the hospital for over a month.
Obstetrician here. I always offer ECV. Would love to do vaginal breech deliveries as I have taken the BWB course and have attended their monthly sessions but there is little support for it. I keep fighting! Patient autonomy matters!!
I love EBB it helped me understand so much about my pregnancy. I do wish MCI was discussed and whether that would be a reason to be declined a vaginal breached delivery or ECV. I have not found much of anything talked about MCI (Marginal Cord Insertion).
I came across Dr. Stu’s videos this past week and now I come across this one. It’s making me feel very cheated and very dissatisfied that I allowed other people’s fear dictate my decision to get a cesarean when I had the opportunity to try for a breech vaginal birth. The hospital I was at had a doctor that did an ECV that was unsuccessful and afterwards told me that he had specially trained in breech vaginal births and that I was a good candidate to try one. I already had a vaginal birth that was a 9lb baby and I didn’t have any other complications. The only thing that would have made my attempt somewhat risky is that my placenta was next to my cervix. I did not have placenta previa, but it was close to the cervix. Had she not been breech though I would have been allowed to try for vaginal birth without any issue. Instead, I let my husband’s and my OB’s fear influence my decision. Now I’m 39w pregnant again and having to deal with the whole process of TOLAC.
You must have a pretty cushy life if being called a person offends you 😂😂 Which btw, they weren’t talking about YOU or even to you. When speaking directly to a person you can request to be called anything you want. You want someone to call you Princess Consuela Banana Hammock? That’s your right. But when someone is speaking to a GROUP of PEOPLE, they have the right to use a general term. Because it’s not all about you 👍🏼
@beth90 I am a woman ! Not a birthing person! And yes I am offended being called a birthing person Our ancestors fought so that we as women could be respected and treated with respect. Women suffer to become mothers and sacrifice a lot. Being called a birthing person is degrading and disrespectful to all women Now we've gone back 500 years...I live in France we don't have this madness happening
@@coppersulphate002why you worried about what some American is saying? You’re French! And again, he wasn’t addressing you. He was addressing a generalized group. Nobody is taking away your right to call yourself a woman. Good gracious.
@@coppersulphate002also, I hope you remember this feeling if ever you are speaking to a trans person and they request to be called something specific. Respect goes both ways.
