#breechweek Archives - Better Birth Blog

Art of Deception in Obstetrics: Deformed Consent

November 6, 2017 By Lauren McClain

You know about informed consent: They inform you of what they want to do and give you a paper to consent on. That’s not how it’s supposed to work. Informed consent was meant to cover bases for both clinicians and patients. Because medical knowledge is limited and the effects of any procedure or drug even more [...]

A Quick Hospital Breech Birth

November 7, 2016 By Lauren McClain

Jackie shares her story of a well-supported breech birth in hospital. Here’s an example of true informed consent. Mary moo (my daughter) was frank breech. I woke up Wednesday (31/09/16) at about 6:30 and felt some slight cramping, which honestly felt like period pain and I had some blood in my underpants, which I figured […]

I would do anything for love…a surprise breech homebirth

November 3, 2016 By Lauren McClain

Today I want to share this beautiful story of a surprise breech homebirth from Patsy Harman, a midwife and author: In the 1980s I lived the back-to-the-land communal life-style in rural West Virginia and became what used to be called a lay-midwife. This is a Breech Birth story, my 73rd delivery, adapted from my [...]

What Does A Breech Birth Cost?

November 2, 2016 By Lauren McClain

Jessica and Chris planned a home birth in New York City. Their midwife was going to cost $6,750 out of pocket. Then they determined that the baby was breech. The midwife had never attended a breech birth and was reluctant. The doctor in NYC who attends vaginal breech birth charges $15,000+ and doesn’t take insurance. [...]

From Trial to Triumph: Breech Week

November 1, 2016 By Lauren McClain

Welcome to the first annual, international Breech Week! I’ll have some great guest posts and interviews on Better Birth blog this week and you can find people representing breech interests all over the internet with hashtag #breechweek. Why do we need Breech Week? From whence did this strange practice originate? What can Breech Week do […]