External Cephalic Version is a hands-on procedure used to turn a breech baby into the head-down (vertex) position before labor begins. Performed by an experienced obstetrician, ECV can help reduce the need for a C-section. 1. Pre-Procedure Preparation Before the ECV begins, the medical team will: Do an ultrasound to confirm the baby’s position and check the placenta, cord, and fluid levels Monitor the baby’s heart rate Give medication (tocolytics) to relax the uterus and make the turn easier Ens

968K views · 8.1K reactions | An External Cephalic Version (ECV) is a medical procedure used to turn a baby from a breech position (bottom or feet down) into a head-down position before labour begins — helping to increase the chances of a safe, natural birth.擄  Miroslav Ivanov #fblifestyle #Pregnant #Birth #Childbirth #Pregnancy #ECV #ExternalCephalicVersion | Pregnant Life | Facebook

If your baby is in a breech position (bottom down) by about 34 weeks your doctor may offer you an ECV. This is a procedure where the doctor encourages the baby to turn head down by manually rotating the baby. You do have an option to birth your breech baby vaginally but if your care provider is not confident or skilled at supporting a breech birth you would be safe to have a c section. An ECV is an option to try if you want to avoid a casesarean birth. If you are offered an ECV dont forget to as

6.9K views · 46 reactions | External cephalic version (ECV) is a procedure in which your doctor tries to turn your baby from a breech position to a head-down position.  Emilio Flores #Pregnancy #ExternalCephalicVersion #ECV | Pregnant Life | Facebook

127K views · 1.6K reactions | An external cephalic version (ECV) is a procedure to turn a breech baby into a head-down position before birth.  Clair Hsu #ECV #ExternalCephalicVersion #Birth #Baby #Pregnancy | Pregnant Life | Facebook

63K views · 51 reactions | External Cephalic Version (ECV) is like a gentle baby gymnastics session—doctors actually try to manually flip the baby from breech to head-down by pressing on the mom’s belly. It sounds wild, but it works about 50–60% of the time and can help avoid a C-section! | Mahyar "Max" Maddahali, MD | Facebook