One of the fears of Kim Kardashian, before giving birth to his second baby, it was to give birth by caesarean section. He did not want to, so when he was told that his baby was badly positioned, with his head up, he did not hesitate to receive the assistance he needed to turn the baby around and be able to have a vaginal delivery.
The external cephalic version
As we read in People, seeing that the baby was upside down, and at the risk that the delivery ended in childbirth of buttocks or caesarean section, it was decided to do an external cephalic version, which is the fine way of saying "turn around the baby that comes from the buttocks, from the outside".
The external cephalic version is usually made from 36-37 weeks, when the baby is already such a size that it is difficult to turn again, although according to the WHO it is better to wait until the baby is full term. If it is done too soon, the baby spins more easily but it is possible that it will make a new turn and be put back in podic.
Apparently, there were three professionals who tried this maneuver from abroad. First they gave him medication to relax his uterus and then they turned the baby around successfully, in a technique that does not always end well, since in 42% of the time the baby remains in the same position.
An example in video
More than a year ago we shared with you this impressive video in which we saw what the maneuver was. Seen this way it seems very easy, but it is not always so because the conditions are not always the same. Let's say the one in the video is the external cephalic version "God level"Well, in just two minutes and with only two hands you can turn the baby, but that is precisely why I think it is a very graphic way to show what it is.
He ends up giving birth by caesarean section
Kim Kardashian's second son was born on Saturday 5, about 20 days earlier than expected, and in childbirth they realized that Kim had the placenta accreta again, a condition that already suffered in her first pregnancy and is dangerous because it consists of an insertion of the placenta deeper than usual, which carries a significant risk of bleeding when it comes out.
For a moment they valued the possibility of performing caesarean section to reduce risks, but between their desire to avoid it if possible and the professionals who attended it made the delivery vaginal. The delivery was extended until two hours, because the professionals carefully removed their placenta, to try to avoid bleeding.
