Recent studies do not support the findings of the 2000 Term Breech Trial, a randomized controlled trial that enrolled 2,088 women. Two lar...

Each year around 6,490 women in the Netherlands (40%) still plan a vaginal breech birth. This number is significantly lower than it was befo...

Last Saturday we hiked the Circuit du Mont Alban . So many stairs!

Making a decision about how to birth a breech baby involves a complex risk calculus. Women have to weigh the short- and long-term benefits t...

In preparation for my Jan 24th Indie Birth webinar-- Is vaginal breech birth safe? --I wanted to share this series of graphics I have create...

On January 24, I will be giving a webinar about term breech: Is vaginal breech birth safe?  Come join me! This presentation reviews res...

I recently did a podcast with Maryn Green of Indie Birth: Restoring women's choice for vaginal breech birth: My chat with researcher Dr....

Dr. Annette Fineberg, an OB at Sutter Davis Hospital, has requested letters of support from women who have had breech babies. She is expe...

When a woman has a singleton breech presentation at term, she is usually presented with one or more of the following three options: Planne...

This summer I was listening to Dr. Stu's Podcast while repainting the windows on my carriage house. (Whenever I listen to something mem...

We had a relaxed birthday party this year. I didn't even try to do something as amazing as last year's outdoor obstacle course. This...

What an amazing week I just spent at the Life Birth Pelvis conference in St. Petersburg, Russia! It was challenging and overwhelming (in a ...

If you're in or near Portland, you might like to attend this event I am speaking at on Nov 12. Space is limited, so you must RSVP to res...

Whenever I pull Michel Odent's book Birth Reborn off the shelf, it feels like phoning a dear friend after a long absence. We catch up o...

English obstetrician Benjamin Pugh (1715-1798) is best known for inventing curved obstetric forceps and for his 1754 book A Treatise of Midw...

Announcing our newest baby K. Kawai, measuring 6'8" (2 meters) and weighing in at a whopping 772 lbs (350 kg). We found a lovely ch...

My most recent discovery while digging through medical archives: a 1901 British Medical Journal article about about breech presentation by ...

Image from Giving birth--the most dangerous thing an African woman can do? In resource-rich countries, the debate about how to best del...

This gorgeous upright breech birth is worth the time to watch. The mama had originally planned a home birth, but transferred in labor to a h...

This letter explains why I want vaginal breech birth to remain a viable option for all women. It was originally written to a member of the  ...