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22 Οκτ 2023 · The best position for the fetus before delivery is the anterior position. Most get into this position before labor begins. The fetus’s head is down in the pelvis, facing the pregnant person’s...
8 Αυγ 2024 · The anterior position is ideal for a vaginal birth, because the narrowest part of the baby’s head presses onto your cervix, helping it open for delivery. This is also the best position for the...
What is an anterior fetal presentation? The baby’s back is towards the center of the abdomen. Baby’s hands are hidden near the spine of their pregnant parent. The bottom circle shows the direct occiput anterior baby.
18 Ιουν 2018 · It’s important to know if your baby isn’t in the occipito-anterior position right before birth. The exact position of a baby could lead to complications during delivery.
15 Αυγ 2023 · When a baby is head down, face down, the medical term for it is the cephalic occiput anterior position. This the most common position for a baby to be born in. With the face down and turned slightly to the side, the smallest part of the baby's head leads the way through the birth canal.
Occiput anterior is usually the easiest position for the fetal head to traverse the maternal pelvis. Shown here is the "direct OA" position. While some fetuses deliver in this position, others deliver slightly rotated clockwise (LOA) or counterclockwise (ROA).
Normally, the presentation is vertex (head first), and the position is occiput anterior (facing toward the pregnant person's spine) and with the face and body angled to one side and the neck flexed. Variations in fetal presentations include face, brow, breech, and shoulder.
