Most breech births are now by C-section: study

NEW YORK, Apr 18: In Dublin hospitals, nine out of 10 babies in the feet-first position are delivered by cesarean section, according to Irish researchers who say the figure represents a more widespread decline in vaginal deliveries of breech babies. ‘That’s definitely a trend and we (do) see that as well in the United States,’ said Dr. Henry Lee at Benioff Children’s Hospital at the University of California, San Francisco. (agencies)