![]() The four posterior fetal positionsįour starting positions often lead to (or remain as) direct OP in active labor. A woman can’t always feel the baby’s limbs moving in front to tell if the baby is facing the front. Just because a woman is quite comfortable in pregnancy doesn’t mean the baby is not posterior. Just because a woman’s back doesn’t hurt in pregnancy doesn’t mean the baby is not posterior. Want to map your baby’s position? Learn how with the Belly Mapping ® Workbook. See a bit more about posterior positions in Belly Mapping ® on this website. Left Occiput Posterior places the baby’s back opposite the maternal liver and may let the baby flex (curl) his or her back and therefore tuck the chin for a better birth. Right Occiput Posterior usually involves a straight back with a lifted chin (in the first-time mother). Right Occiput Transverse (ROT) is a common starting position in which the baby has a bit more likelihood of rotating to the posterior during labor than to the anterior. The direct OP is the classic posterior position with the baby facing straight forward. Almost everything on this website except Breech Tilt.Learn to work with birth anatomy to reduce the challenge of posterior labor by preparing with our Three Balances SM and more. Also, there are a few posterior labors that are not perceived different than a labor with a baby curled on the left. This can be long and challenging or fast and furious. ![]() The challenge with a posterior labor is that the top of the head, not the crown of the head leads the way.Ī baby with their spine straight has less ability to wiggle and so the person giving birth has to do the work of two. A posterior head circumference measures larger than the anterior head circumference.Ī large baby is not the same issue, however. Having the baby’s back extended often pushes the baby’s chin up.Īttention: Having the chin up is what makes the posterior baby’s head seem larger than the same baby when it’s in the anterior position.īecause the top of the head enters (or tries to enter) the pelvis first, baby seems much bigger by the mother’s measurements. The posterior baby’s back is often extended straight or arched along the mother’s spine. Here are drawings of an anterior and posterior presentation. The OP position (occiput posterior fetal position) is when the back of the baby’s head is against the mother’s back. Baby’s limbs are felt in front, on both sides of the center line. After this, you may want to visit What to do when….in Labor.īelly Mapping ® Method tips: The Right side of the abdomen is almost always firmer, but the direct OP baby may not favor one side or the other. ![]() Some posteriors are easy, while others are long and painful, and there are several ways to tell how your labor will be beforehand. Baby can’t help as much during the birth process to the same degree as the curled up baby. ![]() The top of the head molds less than the crown.īaby’s spine is extended, not curled, so the crown of the head is not leading the way. Why would posterior position matter in labor? The head is angled so that it measures larger. What is a posterior fetal presentation? The baby’s back is spine-to-spine with the mother. Spinning Babies ®️ Certified Parent Educator Training.Spinning Babies ®️ Aware Practitioner Workshop.Weekly Self Care Activities for Body Balancing.
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