My baby is breech at the moment too, and has been for weeks.  I would still like a natural birth if possible, but as surfergirl says - accepting you may need a c-section isn't the end of the world.

As my midwife keeps reminding me, many people do have natural breech births - and this could possibly still be an option for your friend?  One of the obstetricians at our local hospital is supportive of this - although I understand most are not (and he's recently moved to NZ from France, where the general attitude towards breech births is quite different).

Maggie Banks, a midwife based in Hamilton, has written a book called "Breech Birth Woman-Wise", which your friend may like to read?  Click on the link to read more about it.

Oh, and the spinningbabies website has a link to an amazing video of a home water birth of a breech baby ... pretty incredible to watch. The mother makes it look almost effortless  . 

My DD was breech and after doing everything (moxa, accupuncture, hypnosis, water therapy, pretty much everything on the spinning babies site and the dreaded ECV) she was STILL breech.

Personally, if I had my time over I would not waste the time and money I did trying to turn her. The ECV was VERY unpleseant - I would not recommend it - the success rate (approx 50%) is not that great either for the stress and discomfort it causes.

Please tell her that a c-section you know is coming is not so bad, as she will have time to prepare for it mentally. I had planned a natural water hypnobirth until we discovered she would not turn and ended up having an elective c-section. It was fine and I was happy with my birth experience.

And, to always hold on, as I did to the fact that only 4% of babies are breech at term, so there is only a slim chance her baby will not turn.