A procedure in which a doctor attempts to reposition a fetus in the uterus to avoid a breech delivery by applying slow, steady pressure to the pregnant woman’s abdomen. If a fetus is in a breech presentation (buttocks or feet first instead of head first) after the 36th week of pregnancy, external version may be used to turn the head of the fetus downward.<\/p>\n
Improving the presentation of an unengaged fetus by placing one\u2019s hands on the mother\u2019s abdomen and pushing, turning, or rotating the fetus.<\/p>\n
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A procedure in which a doctor attempts to reposition a fetus in the uterus to avoid a breech delivery by applying slow, steady pressure to the pregnant woman’s abdomen. If a fetus is in a breech presentation (buttocks or feet first instead of head first) after the 36th week of pregnancy, external version may be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-e"],"yoast_head":"\n