Critical Delivery Complications and How They’re Handled
May 29, 2025
Dr. Alan Lindemann (Rural Doc Alan) explains:
Transverse lie and shoulder presentations cannot be delivered vaginally
These may require the baby to be turned into a head-first position before birth
Breech births:
Footling breech (feet first) is not safe for vaginal delivery
The only accepted option is butt down, feet up, and even that makes many doctors cautious
Understanding your baby’s position before labor is key to planning a safe delivery.
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Dr. Alan Lindemann is an obstetrician with 4 decades of medical practice primarily in North Dakota. He has delivered around 6,000 babies and achieved a maternal mortality rate of zero!
Dr. Lindemann has made it his mission to teach women and their families how to create the outcomes they want for their own health and pregnancy. Dr. Lindemann earned his medical degree from the University of North Dakota in 1977, is boarded by the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons and is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Medical Association. He is the co-author of Modern Medicine: What You’re Dying to Know, a consumer action guide about how to navigate the United States healthcare system.
Get Alan's newest book, Pregnancy Your Way: Choose A Safe And Happy Birth: https://a.co/d/69SrHca
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