Tonight’s show focused on breech birth. In particular, Laura and Cheryl focused on the subject of vaginal breech birth. The show began with statements from our local physicians about stances and policies related to breech birth delivery method in our area and a discussion of the lack of educational standards for medical students involve vaginal breech birth. Cheryl then shared with us her experience at the Spinning Babies workshop. Spinning babies is a project of CPM Gail Tully to help babies get into the optimal position for labor, before that labor ever starts.
The doctors shared with us information about the different
forms of breech presentation, theories about what might cause breech birth, and
reasons why breech vaginal delivery has been shied away from. The doctors also discussed
some of the risk and risks factors for vaginal breech delivery, and compared
the safety of vaginal breech delivery and Cesarean breech deliver. We also continued our discussion about what
factors have led to the decline in vaginal breech births and relevant training
for doctors (especially experience with live vaginal breech birth) on assisting
a vaginal breech delivery.
We then moved to a discussion of what could be done in the future to change policies related to hospital policy, problems which research which has influenced the decline in vaginal breech birth assistance in the hospital setting, and what women who find out they have a breech presentation and want to attempt a vaginal delivery can do. The importance of doctors who practice informed consent and knowledge on the part of the patient involving current research on breech delivery methods.
Our next guest was Dr. Simion Tsinker. Dr. Tsinker completed
his OB GYN Internship & Residency at Brooklyn Jewish Hospital in New York
in 1982. He then began private practice in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He has
been chief of the Department of Ob. Gyn. at Florida Medical Center South, vice
chairman of the Ob. Gyn. Department at Plantation General Hospital, and
featured in articles in Miami Herald and Vogue Magazine. Dr. Tsinker shared
with us how he came to specialize in breech birth, and discussed the importance
of skill of the OB/GYN and selection criteria relating to women who wish to
attempt vaginal breech delivery. He also discussed his colleagues' reactions to
vaginal breech delivery, and the added work on the part of the physician to
assist a breech birth vaginally. Dr.
Tsinker also discussed issues with the research which has led to the decline in
vaginal breech birth and training in assisting vaginally breech birth.We then moved to a discussion of what could be done in the future to change policies related to hospital policy, problems which research which has influenced the decline in vaginal breech birth assistance in the hospital setting, and what women who find out they have a breech presentation and want to attempt a vaginal delivery can do. The importance of doctors who practice informed consent and knowledge on the part of the patient involving current research on breech delivery methods.
Resources:
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