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Again not 100 of parent-baby pairs will have an anterior head down baby even with good balance. This is called left occiput anterior.

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If your babys spine is in line with yours your baby is posterior.

. In the anterior position the baby can easily tuck its chin onto its chest to fit through the pelvis as easily as possible. Head down is a response to gravity. With body balancing this becomes more possible.

However some babies remain in this position which can make labor difficult and necessitate an emergency Cesarean delivery. A baby that is head-down but facing your abdomen is said to be in the posterior position. The ideal birthing position for a baby is head down and with the front of his body facing toward your right shoulder.

A small percentage of babies end up in this position at birth. We dont have to be perfect either. The technical term is occiput posterior OP position.

See more ideas about baby position spinning babies anterior placenta. If your baby is in the posterior position you may be in for a more complicated delivery. This fetal position can cause labor to be prolonged resulting in instrumental.

I believe a flexed baby is reflecting best function. In general approximately 10 to 34 percent of babies remain in the OP position during the first stage of labor before shifting to the optimal OA position. May 27 2022 - All things fetal positioning from belly mappingSM breech posterior sidewaystransverse to face presentation asynclitism and anterior placenta.

However having a baby in an OP position does not guarantee that you will have back labour or a long birth. You may have also heard a posterior pregnancy referred to as sunny side up baby op baby or simply backwards. The most desirable position for most babies to be in is OA occiput anterior.

The best baby position is the position in which baby fits the pelvis during labor with progress.

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