Despite learning that she could still try for a breech delivery, Vanessa and her husband Nick decided to learn more about having a doctor attempt to turn the baby before she went into labor. “Although fascinating, it sounded painful, and since my baby [had] been in the same position for so long, there were sore spots on my stomach that I didn’t even like to touch myself,” she says. “But the thought of him not turning — along with my misconception of breech delivery — had begun to cause me anxiety by that point, and I was open to the options.”
With that in mind, she elected to attempt an EVC in his office. According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, this procedure typically takes place when a woman is between 36 and 38 weeks pregnant. To perform an EVC, the health-care professional applies firm pressure to the abdomen in an attempt to have the fetus “roll” into a head-down position.
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Instead, he offered to try again in a hospital setting with medicine available to help her relax. This changed everything for Vanessa.
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“It was important to us to share the video to make others aware that there are options available to them, as well as professionals who are dedicated to seriously considering and honoring the desires of mothers through pregnancy and child birth,” she says. “My husband and I chose a natural path for care and delivery for this pregnancy. It has been enlightening and liberating to be able to experience this process on our terms … Although in some cases it is needed, C-sections shouldn’t be the first and only solution to any and every hiccup in pregnancy. I don’t like to see a doctor’s convenience or pharmaceutical profit take precedence over a mother’s right to make good choices concerning her own body and child. Childbearing is a blessing, not a business.”
title: “A Doctor Just Flipped This Pregnant Mom S Bump The Video Is Insane” ShowToc: true date: “2024-08-28” author: “Don Nguyen”
Despite learning that she could still try for a breech delivery, Vanessa and her husband Nick decided to learn more about having a doctor attempt to turn the baby before she went into labor. “Although fascinating, it sounded painful, and since my baby [had] been in the same position for so long, there were sore spots on my stomach that I didn’t even like to touch myself,” she says. “But the thought of him not turning — along with my misconception of breech delivery — had begun to cause me anxiety by that point, and I was open to the options.”
With that in mind, she elected to attempt an EVC in his office. According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, this procedure typically takes place when a woman is between 36 and 38 weeks pregnant. To perform an EVC, the health-care professional applies firm pressure to the abdomen in an attempt to have the fetus “roll” into a head-down position.
More from CafeMom: Watch This Baby ‘Pop Out’ of Mom’s Belly During a Gentle C-Section
Instead, he offered to try again in a hospital setting with medicine available to help her relax. This changed everything for Vanessa.
More from CafeMom: Stunning Photos Show How Much Babies’ Heads Change During Birth
“It was important to us to share the video to make others aware that there are options available to them, as well as professionals who are dedicated to seriously considering and honoring the desires of mothers through pregnancy and child birth,” she says. “My husband and I chose a natural path for care and delivery for this pregnancy. It has been enlightening and liberating to be able to experience this process on our terms … Although in some cases it is needed, C-sections shouldn’t be the first and only solution to any and every hiccup in pregnancy. I don’t like to see a doctor’s convenience or pharmaceutical profit take precedence over a mother’s right to make good choices concerning her own body and child. Childbearing is a blessing, not a business.”
