Turning things around at Bikur Cholim

05.02.2012                      12.Schwat. 5772

Geburtshilfe:

Turning things around at Bikur Cholim

Dr. Raphael Pollack has performed 1,372 ‘external cephalic versions’ – an alternative to cesarean sections or breech births.

Babies are supposed to be born head first; if they insist on “walking” into the world – the breech position – there could be trouble. Breech babies are often delivered by cesarean section – which some women even prefer to vaginal delivery as it is virtually painless (at least initially) under anesthesia. However, complications can develop, recovery takes longer and the cost to the public purse is much higher.
But there are some women determined to have neither a breech delivery nor c-section….