Baby's position in the last trimester

OBGYN Anthony Chin, MD, shares advice on a few methods that can help to turn your breeched baby during the third trimester or pregnancy
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Baby's position in the last trimester

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If you find your baby to be breeched in the last trimester of pregnancy, there are several things that you can do. First thing you can do is you can play a little music on your lower abdomen, sometimes that will sway the baby's head to kind of move down towards the bottom. If that doesn't work, there are certain slant board exercises you can perform, or else the acupuncture as well as certain chiropractic techniques that may help to turn the actual baby around. If by the time you're 37, 38 weeks or so and the baby still hasn't turned, you can actually do what's called an external cephalic diversion which is done by the doctor in the hospital to actually manually rotate the baby.

OBGYN Anthony Chin, MD, shares advice on a few methods that can help to turn your breeched baby during the third trimester or pregnancy

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Anthony Chin, MD

Obstetrician & Gynecologist

Dr. Anthony Chin was born in Hollywood, CA and raised in Santa Monica, CA.  He was educated at UCLA and graduated with a BS in Molecular Biology.  Dr. Chin attended medical school at UCLA and finished his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Cedars Sinai Medical Center.  Board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and published in peer reviewed journals, Dr. Chin is the  recipient of several research, patient satisfaction and teaching awards, and continues to be involved with the teaching of medical students and resident physicians.  He is happily married and has a three month old daughter named Alaia Rose. 

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If you find your baby to be breeched in the last trimester of pregnancy, there are several things that you can do. First thing you can do is you can play a little music on your lower abdomen, sometimes that will sway the baby's head to kind of move down towards the bottom. If that doesn't work, there are certain slant board exercises you can perform, or else the acupuncture as well as certain chiropractic techniques that may help to turn the actual baby around. If by the time you're 37, 38 weeks or so and the baby still hasn't turned, you can actually do what's called an external cephalic diversion which is done by the doctor in the hospital to actually manually rotate the baby.