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Anesthesia May Help Turn Breech Babies, Reducing Need for Cesarean Delivery

Women carrying breech babies have a better chance of avoiding a cesarean delivery (C-section) when spinal or epidural anesthesia is used during external cephalic version (ECV), a procedure used to turn the baby head-down before labor, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).

August 12, 2026


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