Breech+Fetal+Position

==**Definition:** == Abnormal presentation of baby for delivery.
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==**Etiology:** == Baby fails to turn and engage head for delivery. Breech derives from the Greek for buttocks, the most common breech presentation.

== == ==**Botanicals** == • Anemone pulsatilla (toxic): in homeopathic dosages (Weed, p. 57)

==**Acupuncture** == after assessing the person and palpating, consider these patterns: Constitutional Kidney Xu (Deficiency) leads to injury of Kidney leading to Xu (Deficiency) of Jing and Xue (Blood); Loss of equilibrium between Kidney Channel of Foot Xiao Yin and Urinary Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang

» therapeutic note: • primary effectiveness before the 34th week of pregnancy

» research findings: Studies in China have reported malposition of the fetus corrected in 90.3% during the 29th through the 40th week of pregnancy, with 86% of these responding after one to four treatments, and the remaining 14% after five to ten treatments (Flaws, 1983, p. 43) A randomized, controlled open clinical trial involving 130 subjects, primigravidas in the 33rd week of gestation, found treatment at UB-67 (zhi yin) was associated with increased fetal movements and increased occurrence of cephalic presentation at delivery. (Cardini F, Weixin H. JAMA 1998 Nov 11;280(18):1580-1584.)

==**Homeopathy** == • Arnica: feels as if fetus was lying crosswise • Lac Humanum: history of difficult mother-daughter relationship; issues of nourishment • Lycopodium: fetus appears to be turning somersaults • Pulsatilla: excellent remedy to turn the fetus (Das, p. 318); for malpositions of the fetus; weeps because baby is not delivered

==**Subtle Support** == •• notes: A, A#, B, C, C#, D, E, F, G, G #

• chords: A minor, C minor, D minor, D# minor, tonic (Gimbel, p. 116)

pain: • Mendelssohn's Spring Song • Meditation from Thais • Chopin's Preludes • On Wings of Song • Andante, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony • Adagio, Beethoven's Pathetique Symphony (Heline, p .18)

musculoskeletal: • Sousa's marches • The Anvil Chorus • William Tell Overture • Brahm's Hungarian Dances • By the Waters of the Minnetonka (Heline, p. 18)


==**Mind/Body** == Chinese psychophysiology: • Kidney ~ Shen stores Jing (Essence) and governs birth, growth, reproduction, development, and aging, particularly the internal aspects of the reproductive organs; houses the Zhi (Will); expresses ambition and focus; and displays the constitutional endowment from the parents. » Healthy expressions are gentleness, groundedness, and endurance. » Kidney Xu (Deficiency) signs include indecisiveness; confused speech; dreams of trees submerged under water; cold feet and legs; abundant sweating (Seem, p. 28); hearing loss; fearfulness; apathy; chronic fatigue; discouragement; scatteredness; lack of will; negativity; impatience; difficult inhalation; low sex drive; lumbago; sciatica; and musculoskeletal irritation and inflammation, especially when worse from touch. » Intense or prolonged fear depletes the Kidney. Often chronic anxiety may induce Xu (Deficiency) and then Fire within the Kidney. (Maciocia, p. 250) Overwork, parenting, simple aging, and a sedentary or excessively indulgent lifestyle all contribute significantly to Kidney Xu (Deficiency). » Mental signs of Kidney channel disorders include anxiety, fear in the pit of the stomach, sadness, mental and physical fatigue, antisocial tendencies, and laziness. (Seem, p. 28)

• Pang Guang ~ Chinese "Bladder" receives the "dirty" part of fluids after Small Intestine separates them from the "clean" fluids; is in charge of Qi transformation, i.e. transforming and excreting fluids by the power of Qi; and controls the storing of fluid. » Fear, or more exactly fright, adversely effects the Bladder. In adults, Bladder disharmonies are often manifested with feelings of suspicion and jealousy over a long period of time. (Maciocia, p. 287-288) » Mental signs of Bladder channel disorders include changeable moods, over-enthusiasm, suspicion, jealousy, lack of confidence, and mental lassitude. (Seem, p. 28)