How to Deliver a Baby in Breech Presentation | Merck Manual Professional Version

Learn how to deliver a baby in breech presentation vaginally: http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/gynecology-and-obstetrics/abnormalities-and-complications-of-labor-and-delivery/fetal-dystocia Recognize frank, complete, and incomplete breech presentation. Some babies in frank or complete presentation can be delivered vaginally. Anticipate cord compression and fetal heart rate deceleration. Splinting the medial thigh and sweeping it laterally, applying traction, rotating the infant, sweeping the arm across the chest, having and assistant apply suprapubic pressure, and grasping and hooking the head and neck are among the techniques than can help. About the Merck Manuals: First published in 1899 as a small reference book for physicians and pharmacists, The Merck Manual grew in size and scope to become one of the world's most widely used comprehensive medical resources for professionals and consumers. As The Manual evolved, it continually expanded the reach and depth of its offerings to reflect the mission of providing the best medical information to a wide cross-section of users, including medical professionals and students, veterinarians and veterinary students, and consumers. • Merck Manual Professional Version: http://www.MerckManuals.com/Professional • Facebook for Professionals: http://www.Facebook.com/MerckManualUS • Twitter for Professionals: http://www.Twitter.com/MerckManualPro Procedure by Will Stone, MD, and Kate Leonard, MD, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology; and Shad Deering, COL, MD, Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uniformed Services University. Assisted by Elizabeth N. Weissbrod, MA, CMI, Eric Wilson, 2LT, and Jamie Bradshaw at the Val G. Hemming Simulation Center at the Uniformed Services University.