the breech FAQs

  • Around 3–4% of babies are breech at term. Many turn on their own before labour.

  • In many cases, yes. We can help you weigh your options and negotiate the care that you ideally want to have.

  • That’s understandable! We can help you with ways of encouraging bub to be head-down at term, and we can also help you with birth options in case your baby decides to be bottom-first.

Breech Babies and Options for Breech Birth

Dial a Midwife … we’re here for you - all the way

Understanding Your Choices When Baby is Breech 👶

If you find out that your baby is breech, you’re probably going to be full of questions and in search of lots of information to help you understand your choices and what sorts of decisions you’ll need to make.

We completely understand how daunting it can feel!

The midwives at Dial a Midwife are here to help decipher ultrasounds with you, explain your options and map out how things might go from here.

Many women with breech babies feel pressured into certain decisions — but you do have options. Our service helps you understand them clearly, so you can make informed choices with confidence.

how we help

  • What breech means and why it happens.

  • When it may be an issue, and when it may not be an issue.

  • Options for encouraging your baby to turn.

  • Medical options to turn a breech baby.

  • Planning for vaginal breech birth vs caesarean.

  • Emotional support and guidance throughout decision-making.

  • Care of your baby after the birth when bub was breech in pregnancy.

Knowledge is power when it comes to birth. Understanding what to expect and having practical tools at your fingertips can make all the difference to your confidence and peace of mind.

What Makes Our service Different

  • ✨ Free with a Medicare card – because every woman should have access to high-quality care no matter where they live.

  • ✨ Evidence-based information and advice from qualified midwives

  • ✨ Accessible online – get the care you need from the comfort of your home.

  • ✨ Supportive and empowering care

👉 Breech bub on board? contact us today

Accessible and convenient

No matter where you are in Australia, you can book a telehealth (or phone) consultation with your midwife. We offer video and phone consults for women in the privacy and comfort of their own home. For new parents and families in rural and remote Australia, it is comforting to know that a midwife is only a call away. 

Highly Trained Midwives

All of our midwives are not only registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, but also endorsed. Endorsement is available to midwives upon application after completion of at least 5,000 hours of practice and obtaining additional qualifications. Endorsed midwives have a Medicare Provider Number and PBS Prescriber Number. 

Our midwives are experienced in all settings - clinics, public hospitals, private hospitals, birth centre, homebirth, private practice and obstetric services.

available

We offer flexible times for appointments and if you need a same-day appointment, we will always try to accommodate you. Use our service as little – or as much – as you need. We encourage continuity of care and would love to be by your side, online, as you journey through your pregnancy and experience the first few weeks with your new baby. We offer home visits for Sydney-based patients (an additional fee may apply).

Bulk-Billing – free care for Medicare card holders

If you have a Medicare card, our phone and video consults are fully covered by Medicare - there is no out-of-pocket fee or gap with a Medicare card. We’re unable to assist if you are outside of Australia or if you’re currently in hospital, and without a valid Medicare card, a small fee will apply.

Supplement your care

We’re super keen to bridge the gap in care between going home from hospital with your baby, and the 6-week check. We also know from experience that many women feel anxious, leave appointments with unanswered questions and find it so helpful to have a single, trusted midwife on the end of the phone throughout pregnancy and for the first six weeks after the birth of their baby.

midwifery continuity of care

Ad private midwives, we offer care for women as early as a missed period, throughout pregnancy and for the first 6 weeks of baby’s life. For many women, our service will provide the only source of continuity and consistency throughout their birthing year.