Breech baby scan 'would save lives' Mums-to-be could be routinely offered an ultrasound scan at 36 weeks to help spot risky breech deliveries, when a baby's bottom or feet will emerge first, say UK researchers.
Breech births can be hazardous and tricky to diagnose.
Currently, midwives and doctors tend to rely on the shape and feel of the mother's bump to check.
Researchers estimate the scans would avoid 4,000 emergency caesareans and eight baby deaths a year in England. BBC News
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Breech births can be hazardous and tricky to diagnose.
Currently, midwives and doctors tend to rely on the shape and feel of the mother's bump to check.
Researchers estimate the scans would avoid 4,000 emergency caesareans and eight baby deaths a year in England. BBC News
See also:
- Screening for breech presentation using universal late-pregnancy ultrasonography: A prospective cohort study and cost effectiveness analysis (open access) PLOS Medicine
- Giving all pregnant women an extra ultrasound at 36 weeks could prevent C-sections The Daily Mail
- Ultrasound at eight months could prevent deaths and emergency caesareans, study shows The Independent
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