On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 06:35:32 +0000, Wildwookie
wrote:


She has booked me in for an ultrasound on Wednesday afternoon to find
out what is going on. If the baby is breech I'll then be scheduled for
a c-section, which has me worried sick.

I gather you are in the UK. If the baby happens to be breech, you
need not automatically agree to an elective c-section. You are
entitled to an attempt at a version even if you are now past the
optimal time frame for one. There are also other ways to try and turn
the baby and if all else fails you have a right to attempt a vaginal
delivery, as Jean has said. The NICE guidelines very clearly state
that a breech baby is not cause for an automatic c-section, there are
various options available. If they say they have no staff available
they can find someone - an independent midwife, for example, can be
hired (there is plenty of precedent for this happening).

www.aims.org.uk has lots of good information about the various options
open to you if the baby is still breech and if you have difficulty
getting what you want, I highly recommend phoning them for help/advice


Megan
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Seoras David Montgomery, 7th May 2003, 17 hours. http://seoras.farr-montgomery.com
EDD 11th March 2005 (another boy!)