Interesting thread!

Just to add that one of the biggest risks with breech birth, especially footling breech is that because the smaller parts are coming first ( the head being the biggest part), the baby may start coming out befor the cervix is fully dilated, and the head will be trapped because it can't fit through the undilated cervix, very dangerous needless to say, this is why footling breech would usually be a C/S.
If your baby was prem, it may be small enough to slip through an undialted cervix and also if you have a fast labour your cervix may dilate quickly, so there are reasons a baby may come out in good nick but as a general rule the risks of cord prolapse and the baby's head getting stuck mean all hospitals will C/S a footling breech.

Hope this adds to the knowledge.

Also, the 'rules' for breech birth changed about 10 yrs ago after a big randomised controlled trial in the UK ( i think), which came out in favour of elective C/S for breech, there have been many criticisms of this trial but its recommendations have been pretty much adopted around australia.
I know some Obs who will do breech birth depending on the circumstances.