Due to the minimal data available about physiological breech birth practice and breech birth teams in a UK setting, we will share our outcomes to support women’s decision-making about participation in the study. Outcomes are reported in blocks of 5 to preserve anonymity.
Women are eligible for participation in the OptiBreech 1 study if they have requested support for a vaginal breech birth, and the team are able to care for the woman within their current guideline and experience level. All of these women have been planning a vaginal breech birth with NHS care in the UK.
| TOTAL PARTICIPANTS | 7 | |
| women having their first baby (nulliparous) | 4 | 57% |
| women who have had a baby before (multiparous) | 3 | 43% |
| MODE OF BIRTH (total completed births) | 5 | |
| vaginal breech birth | 4 | 80% |
| caesarean section in labour | 1 | 20% |
| pre-labour caesarean section | 0 | |
| cephalic (head-first) birth | 0 | |
| ADVERSE OUTCOMES | 0 | |
| admissions to the neonatal unit | 0 | |
| stillbirth or neonatal death (within 28 days of birth) | 0 | |
| OPTIBREECH ATTENDANCE | 5 | |
| someone present who had completed physiological breech birth training | 5 | 100% |
| someone present who met all proficiency criteria | 5 | 100% |
| VAGINAL BREECH BIRTHS | 4 | |
| maternal movement and effort were encouraged prior to hands-on intervention | 3 | 75% |
| no intervention required | 1 | 25% |
| Less than 5 minutes elapsed between the birth of the pelvis and the birth of the head | 4 | 100% |
| MATERNAL BIRTH POSITION | ||
| upright (kneeling, hands and knees, standing, squatting) | 4 | 100% |
| supine (lying on the back, semi-sitting, lithotomy stirrups) | 0 |
