The art of vaginal breech birth at term on all fours.
Despite a shift in clinical practice favouring cesarean section for breech presentation, adequate skills are still needed for a safe vaginal breech birth. This case report illustrates the physiological mechanism of vaginal breech birth. The accompanying pictures are a testimony to the "hands-off" approach and could be used for educational purposes.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam The Netherlands.
Hajo I J
0000-0003-3506-3944
HI
Wildschut
Independent Midwifery Practice De Vooroever Medemblik The Netherlands.
Hinke
H
van Belzen-Slappendel
Department of Clinical Genetics Section Community Genetics and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research VU University Medical Center Amsterdam The Netherlands; Royal Dutch Organisation of Midwives (KNOV) Utrecht The Netherlands.
Suze
S
Jans
Breech presentation at term; knee‐elbow position; mode of delivery; vaginal breech birth