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Understanding Breech Positioning
A breech presentation means your baby is positioned with their bottom or feet toward the birth canal instead of head-down. It's more common than many moms expect — roughly 3-4% of full-term pregnancies are breech at the time of delivery, though many more babies are breech earlier in pregnancy before naturally turning on their own.
There are several types of breech positioning (frank, complete, and footling), and while a breech baby isn't an emergency, it does change the conversation around your birth plan — which is why many moms start looking for solutions as soon as they get the news.
What Causes a Baby to Be Breech
There's rarely one simple answer. Breech positioning can be influenced by uterine constraint (when the uterus doesn't have enough room for baby to move freely), pelvic misalignment that changes the shape of the space available, tension in the round ligaments, low amniotic fluid, chord presentation, or simply a baby who hasn't turned yet.
What's important to understand is that many of these factors are related to pelvic balance — and that's exactly what chiropractic care addresses.
How Chiropractic Supports Optimal Positioning
We don't turn babies. That's an important distinction. What we do is restore balance to the pelvis using the Webster Technique — correcting sacral misalignment and releasing tension in the round ligaments so the uterus has more room and less constraint.
When the pelvis is balanced and the soft tissue tension is reduced, baby has a better environment to move into optimal positioning on their own. Many moms seek Webster care specifically for breech concerns, and our doctors have extensive experience supporting families through this process.
What to Expect When Seeking Care
Timing matters. The earlier you begin care for breech positioning concerns, the more time your body and baby have to respond. Most moms start around 30-34 weeks, though we'll see you at any point.
Visits are gentle, comfortable, and typically recommended 2-3 times per week until baby repositions or you reach your due date. We work alongside your OB or midwife — not in place of them.
FAQs
Find answers to your most pressing questions about our chiropractic services for children and families.
We don't manually turn babies. What we do is use the Webster Technique to restore pelvic balance, which reduces uterine constraint and gives your baby more room to move into a head-down position naturally.
As soon as you learn your baby is breech. Most moms come in between 30-34 weeks, but we can begin care at any point in your pregnancy. Earlier is generally better to allow more time for baby to respond.
By correcting sacral misalignment and releasing round ligament tension, the Webster Technique restores balance to the pelvis and reduces constraint on the uterus — creating the space baby needs to position optimally on their own.
Absolutely. The Webster Technique is one of the gentlest adjustments we offer, and all three of our doctors are certified. It's a non-invasive approach that works with your body, not against it.
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