On examination,
footling breech was noticed," Mr Amunga said.A
footling breech is when one or both of the baby's feet are born first, instead of the pelvis.
The second twin shifted from a cephalic presentation to a double
footling breech presentation and his FHR reflected severe bradycardia.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) confirmed the death of a newborn baby in Johor Baru on February 4 was due to shortness of breath (asphyxia) after the baby's head was stuck in the mother's perineum during a
footling breech delivery at home.
Among study subjects 334 (87.0%) were rural, 381 (99.2%) were married, only 3 (0.8%) were single, 382 (99.5%) were attended ANC, 145 (37.8%) had ANC follow-up less than 4 times, 307 (79.9%) did not know their LNMP, 54 (73%) were with 37-42 weeks of GA from LNMP, 266 (69.3%) were with non-fully dilated cervix, 229 (59.6%) were with ruptured membrane, 184 (79.5%) were with rupture of membrane < 8 hours, 281 (73.2%) had assisted vaginal breech delivery, 13 (19.1%) were having indication for CS by
footling breech presentation, 362 (94.3%) were with alive intrauterine fetal condition prior to admission, and 322 (83.9%) were alive immediately after delivery.
Perinatal mortality was more in relation to
footling breech.
You will see a tail, but no feet for a frank breech; you will see two hooves facing up for a
footling breech. If the kid is small enough, it can be born in a breech position.
Others were cervical dystocia (6.0%) 2 or more previous CS in labour (4.3%) nullipara breech in labour (4.3%) ante partum haemorrhage (placenta praevia - 3.7% abruptio placentae 3.4%)
footling breech in labour (2.8%) and cord prolapse (1.4%).
Nine days into treatment, at 23 weeks' gestation, 210 hours after membrane rupture, a 415-g live-born girl was delivered spontaneously in
footling breech with Apgar scores of 1 (1 min) and 5 (5 min).
One midwife, Diane, who was direct-entry and apprenticed before she became a CNM, recently did a
footling breech in the water, and a shoulder dystocia with the baby's cord wrapped around its neck.
He was a
footling breech birth, but was normal upon examination, fed well, and discharged from the nursery after 24 hours.
One said she had a safe and successful home birth with the same complication as Koberstein - a
footling breech delivery where the baby emerges feet first.
'The staff weren't able to touch him because he was a
footling breech, which means if you try and help them in any way, you could damage their necks.
