Women carrying breech babies have a better chance of avoiding a cesarean delivery (C-section) when spinal or epidural anesthesia is used during external cephalic version (ECV), a procedure used to turn the baby head-down before labor, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).

Anesthesia May Help Turn Breech Babies, Reducing Need for Cesarean Delivery
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

