Footling Health Dictionary

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n. a *breech presentation in which the baby’s feet are presented below its buttocks so that it will be delivered feet first.

Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

A birth in which the fetus presents buttocks first.

Many fetuses lie in a breech position before week 32 of pregnancy, but most of them turn by week 36.

The 3 per cent that do not turn are in 1 of 3 types of breech presentation.

A complete breech is one in which the fetus is curled up.

In a frank breech, the legs are extended and the feet are close to the face.

In a footling breech, 1 or both feet are positioned over the cervix.

Sometimes, a mother with a fetus in a breech presentation is offered a procedure to turn the fetus around after week 36 of pregnancy.

Often, one twin fetus is a breech.

In some breech deliveries, a Caesarean section may be recommended.... breech delivery