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Is c-section safe if the baby is in breech position?
Question
My 31-year-old wife has a medical history of TB, bronchiactesis and a possible diagnosis of Wegener's disease. What is the risk to the mother in case of a C-Section where the baby is in breech position?
Expert Answer
M
Prof Mini SoodJun 30, 2008
Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology,
University Technology Mara,
Malaysia
University Technology Mara,
Malaysia
The risk is very low due to only breech per se. The other medical conditions do increase the risk slightly, though. But C-section in more high risk conditions than the one you describe, are done today quite safely.
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