Every year, thousands of women have C-sections. Often it’s because the baby’s in a breech position, meaning its head is up and its feet are down, but now there’s a belief that an ancient technique may spare some pregnant women from surgery.
It looks like Rae Ann Spieles is about to have her little toe burned. In reality, she’s receiving a type of acupuncture. It’s called moxibustion, and it uses heat instead of needles. The goal is to turn around a breech baby. (more…)