What is ECV ?
ECV (External Cephalic Version) means turning the baby from a breech position to a head first position.
What are the implications of having a Breech delivery ?
About 4% of pregnancies are breech at term. Each pregnant lady will be counselled about the options for delivery. The ...
Some women, who have previously had one caesarean section, consider having a natural birth in a subsequent pregnancy.
The benefits of having a VBAC (Vaginal Birth after Caesarean) are fairly straightforward - you have no abdominal surgery or wound to recover from, you can leave the hospital ...
Occasionally there may be a need to induce labour and deliver a baby. There are many reasons for this which include (not exhaustive) ...
Pre-eclampsia
Diabetes mellitus
Ruptured membranes
Growth restriction in a fetus
Postdates pregnancy
Sometimes induction can not be undertaken ...