Teresa from Ohaton, AB, walked into my life during the early weeks of her first pregnancy! Everything was pretty “textbook” until a late term ultrasound threw a little curve ball when they discovered that their sweet little prairie baby was sitting comfy in a complete breech position!

We discussed all her options including a vaginal breech delivery & I connected her with the area’s vaginal breech experts. After weighing it all out Teressa was hungry to learn more!

This goal in general, if choosing a vaginal breech birth is not easily attainable with our current outlook of breech birth in our society. Majority of moms are steered towards a cesarean birth once it is learned baby is in a breech position. This is mainly to the fact that breech vaginal delivery is a fading art and there are a limited amount of confident trained providers in our communities. 

Here is a quick list of amazing people:

• Spinning Babies Parent educator @lifesourcedoula 

• Webster trained Chiropractor Joanna Galasso @lunahealth.yeg 

• Breech CONFIDENT & friendly OB’s at RAH @loisholehosp 

And guess what....

With a supportive partner and team behind her, Teressa believed in her body to birth her breech baby successfully. She VAGINALLY BIRTHED HER BREECH BABY, unmedicated, no complications & into confident hands with no interventions.

Teresa, every barrier you faced you tore down with grace. Your a birth warrior & positive example for future birthers facing the same barriers you did. 

Huge shoutout to Milly @lifesourcedoula for helping a girl out for backup on this one.

(* quick disclaimer * I am in no way saying that a cesarean birth isn’t a good option for your family when your faced with a breech baby. That decision is solely yours. I do feel it’s important that you are given any and all options like any other intervention to explore and discuss in order for you to make an informed & educated decision. You will never regret your decision when you had all the proper information to make it )