Physiological Breech BirthStudy Day

Research indicates when upright positioning is used, 70% of term breech births require no obstetric manoeuvres. How will you help the other 30%? Bogner et al 2014, Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Saturday, 14 January 2017Edith Cavell Building Lecture TheatreUniversity of East Anglia, Norwich

Lunch and refreshments provided

£50

For more information and to book a place:http://breechbirth.org.uk/2016/10/norwich2017/

Study day includes:

A research update given by leading researchers in the field, including Dr Anke Reitter, FRCOG IBCLC

Thorough theoretical and hands-on explanations of how breech babies journey through the maternal pelvis in a completely spontaneous birth (the breech mechanisms), enabling you to distinguish between normal progress and dystocia

Hands-on simulation of complicated breech births and resolutions, using narratives and videos of real breech complications, to enable you problem-solving in real time

Models of breech care that work within modern maternity services An accompanying booklet containing handout versions of all of the slides and

resources used in the training One year's access to the on-line learning space following the training

Dr Anke Reitter, FRCOG, IBCLC, is the lead Consultant Obstetrician and Fetal-Maternal Medicine Specialist at Krankenhaus Sachsenhausen, Frankfurt am Main. A large observational study of the hands/knees breech births in Frankfurt is due to be published soon in the FIGO journal. She is an international known speaker, teacher and researcher in several areas, but especially breech birth.

Shawn Walker, RM, MA is a midwife PhD candidate who researches how professionals develop competence and expertise to safely support vaginal breech births. She has provides consultancy, education and assistance with proactive risk management for hospitals attempting to reinstate support for planned breech births in a safe and sustainable way. She blogs at breechbirth.org.uk

“Information was clear and concise and well presented. Myths dispelled and physiological VBB and when to intervene very clearly explained. Methods to resolve when there are issues during delivery explained and demonstrated. Clear examples given with supporting video and photographs. Extremely valuable.”

-RMO (Registered Medical Officer, Christchurch, NZ)

“The part that struck a cord for me and gave me a light bulb moment was your information on the warning signs.  I hadn't realised previously that when we teach / are taught about breech it is purely about the mechanisms.  We've never had 'warning' signs and what they may indicate previously.”

-Supervisor of Midwives and