Have a client expecting a breech baby or just want to learn more? As a doula, facilitating informed choice can be challenging. This website is dedicated to providing local and online resources allowing you to better understand and support breech birth.
- Learn the basics about breech birth here.
- Know your value and how you can best assist in a breech birth.
With the above information in mind, here are techniques and options to recommend for allowing the body to open and baby to turn (e.g., bodywork, gravity, movement).
- Understand a parent’s options for turning a breech baby.
Should your client be referred to a care provider for more involved procedures (e.g., ECV), here are ways to prepare yourself to support them.
How the Doula Helps During a Breech Version
How Can a Doula Assist with a Planned Cesarean Birth
Even though much of the culture may be skeptical of vaginal breech birth, due to lack of information or skilled providers, it is just a birth. That is all. When expecting to attend a planned breech birth, be with the birthing person and their decisions. Show up, be mindful and present. If you are not comfortable with a vaginal breech birth, then it may be time to find another doula who can support them without such fear.