Posterior Position - Term for when the back of the baby's head it faced towards the back of the mother's pelvis.
Post-term Pregnancy - A pregnancy that lasts more that fourty-two weeks.
Posterior position - A fetus' position in the uterus in which the back of the baby's head lies toward the back of the woman's pelvis and may cause back labor
Post-term pregnancy - A pregnancy that lasts more than 42 weeks ...
A posterior position is where your baby has his head down, but the back of his head is against your spine. By the time labour starts, about one in 10 babies are in this back-to-back or posterior position.
About posterior position
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Strategies, turning the baby
Strategies, dealing with back pain, the la...
When the baby is facing up toward the pubic bone (called a posterior position ), the labor may be slower and the mother may feel more back pain.
Sonographic assessment of fetal spine and head position during the first and second stages of labor for the diagnosis of persistent occiput posterior position: a pilot study.
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol, 35(2): 210-5. [Abstract] [Full-text] ...
An internal exam revealed that the baby was in a posterior position-he was head down, but facing the wrong way. Finally, when the breathing and relaxation techniques I had been doing no longer worked, I was ready for the epidural. Relief, at last.
Nothing can prepare a mother for the severe unremitting pain that accompanies labor when the baby is in a posterior position.
The most frequently thought cause of this type of extended back pain is due to the baby's position, usually in the occiput posterior position, or OP for short. This describes the baby's position in relation to the pelvis.
It is also in a posterior position, meaning in the back, so that vaginal exams can be quite uncomfortable since the cervix is hard to reach.
Very rarely, a cervix will remain in a posterior position throughout labour, although it dilates normally.
If your baby is in a posterior position, his face is turned up toward your belly. This can make labor longer and more difficult, since the widest part of his head has to fit through the birth canal.
In case of a posterior position of your baby in which baby’s head down, but back to your back, in such case it takes a long time to get right position and your contractions may be variable and low in intensity.
My ds was posterior position (back to back) which made labour so difficult and painful..ended up with a section in the end. If Ayla bump is like that too then c sec it has to be again! Anyways..I'll stop waffling lol.
Still, Miriam suggests transferring to the hospital. She believes the baby is in a posterior position and reluctant to budge. But because both Mom and Baby are in good condition, Kristin and Glenn decide to press on.
 See also: Posterior, Contraction, Pregnancy, Contractions, Delivery
  
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