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Hi. M 36 weeks pregnant. Had scan in 35th week in which baby was in breech position. What can be done to flip baby to cephalic position? Scared of c- section.
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In earlier times external cephalic version was tried by doctors in cases of breech presentation. Nowadays it's not practiced as caeserian is always safer. Wait till 38 weeks if the baby rotates itself fine otherwise go for electve caeserian section.
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