Types of baby positioning in the womb (reposted)
During pregnancy, the developing baby moves into several positions. As labor approaches, some positions are safer than others.
The ideal position for a fetus just before labor is the anterior position — the fetus faces the pregnant person’s back, and the head points toward the ground.
Most fetuses settle into this position by the last month of pregnancy. The anterior position is also known as the vertex, cephalic, or occiput anterior position.
This position may reduce the chances of complications during pregnancy. Learn more about this and other fetal positions below.
A fetus might be in any of these positions:
Left occiput anterior: The head is down, the fetus is facing the pregnant person’s back, and they are in the left side of the womb.
Right occiput anterior: The position is the same as that above, but the fetus is in the womb’s right side.
Posterior: The head is down, and the back is in line with the pregnant person’s.
Transverse lie: The fetus is lying horizontally on its back.
Breech: The fetus’s feet point down.
A fetus changes position many times throughout a pregnancy, but by the time of delivery, most are in the occiput anterior position.
Safe delivery to all 🙏🙏🙏
During pregnancy, the developing baby moves into several positions. As labor approaches, some positions are safer than others.
The ideal position for a fetus just before labor is the anterior position — the fetus faces the pregnant person’s back, and the head points toward the ground.
Most fetuses settle into this position by the last month of pregnancy. The anterior position is also known as the vertex, cephalic, or occiput anterior position.
This position may reduce the chances of complications during pregnancy. Learn more about this and other fetal positions below.
A fetus might be in any of these positions:
Left occiput anterior: The head is down, the fetus is facing the pregnant person’s back, and they are in the left side of the womb.
Right occiput anterior: The position is the same as that above, but the fetus is in the womb’s right side.
Posterior: The head is down, and the back is in line with the pregnant person’s.
Transverse lie: The fetus is lying horizontally on its back.
Breech: The fetus’s feet point down.
A fetus changes position many times throughout a pregnancy, but by the time of delivery, most are in the occiput anterior position.
Safe delivery to all 🙏🙏🙏