Artificial reversal of fetal position generally does not require anesthesia, and can also be performed under epidural anesthesia in hospitals that are able to do so.
Artificial reversal of fetal position, also known as external reversal of fetal position, is a clinical operation used to correct the breech position. The obstetrician, by performing external reversal of fetal position on the abdomen of the pregnant woman, can change the fetal position from breech to cephalic, which is more conducive to vaginal delivery and promotes spontaneous delivery, and thus reduces the risk of cesarean delivery.
Nowadays, some hospitals carry out external breech inversion under epidural anesthesia and ultrasound guidance, which can reduce the risk and improve the success rate of external inversion, and also relieve the tension and reduce the psychological pressure of pregnant women.
External breech reversal is generally very safe, but there are risks, so it must be operated carefully and gently, and not too far-fetched.