External Cephalic Version | Medical Talks

6.9K views · 46 reactions | External cephalic version (ECV) is a procedure in which your doctor tries to turn your baby from a breech position to a head-down position.  Emilio Flores #Pregnancy #ExternalCephalicVersion #ECV | Pregnant Life | Facebook

External Cephalic Version is a hands-on procedure used to turn a breech baby into the head-down (vertex) position before labor begins. Performed by an experienced obstetrician, ECV can help reduce the need for a C-section. 1. Pre-Procedure Preparation Before the ECV begins, the medical team will: Do an ultrasound to confirm the baby’s position and check the placenta, cord, and fluid levels Monitor the baby’s heart rate Give medication (tocolytics) to relax the uterus and make the turn easier Ens

127K views · 1.6K reactions | An external cephalic version (ECV) is a procedure to turn a breech baby into a head-down position before birth.  Clair Hsu #ECV #ExternalCephalicVersion #Birth #Baby #Pregnancy | Pregnant Life | Facebook

63K views · 51 reactions | External Cephalic Version (ECV) is like a gentle baby gymnastics session—doctors actually try to manually flip the baby from breech to head-down by pressing on the mom’s belly. It sounds wild, but it works about 50–60% of the time and can help avoid a C-section! | Mahyar "Max" Maddahali, MD | Facebook