As doulas we run into clients who have a breech baby and feel driven into a corner. Doulas can help the mom feel supported and educate her about her local resources. Here are a few things you might not know. 1. Fear and lack of training drives current outcomes for breech births, not correct education. Educating care providers will improve breech birth outcomes. Vaginal breech births began their decline in 1980’s. The University of Toronto conducted a study of 1997- 2000 and r

Of my 10 babies, 8 of them were breech at 35 weeks. Six of them I got to turn to head down for birth and 2 of them never turned. I birthed them vaginally frank breech. Needless to say, I have learned alot about breech babies and how to help make room for them to turn. With my first breech baby, I was blessed to have an OB who was willing to deliver my baby vaginally in KY. I did not realize then how lucky I was. For my next breech baby I had moved to another part of the count

December 2016 was a busy month for us! We took your NBN donations and bought peanut balls for over 13 local hospitals. Many people helped us deliver them to the labor and delivery halls of those hospitals. In the beginning of 2016 there were only 3 peanut balls available in our area. By the end of 2016, over 13 hospitals have a complete set of peanut balls. Now there will be peanut balls for everyone! I am excited to see what happens to the hospital stats in 2017 as nurs