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Signs and SymptomsIn working with many VBAC women, I am amazed at the sheer number of cesarean births attributed to Failure to Progress or CPD, Cephalo-Pelvic Disproportion. In reality, these women have prolonged labours not because of their babies inability to fit through their pelvises, but rather because their babies are posterior.
Pictured above is an excellent view of a posterior baby. Note the indentation at her belly button. This is caused by the gap between the babies arms ,the bump below her belly button, and his knees and feet above her belly button. This baby is posterior and asynclitic (his head is crooked as he tried to negotiate her pelvis). This photo was taken after 6 hours of complete dilation, 4 hours of pushing and shortly before her cesarean birth.Signs of Posterior positioning prenatally
Signs of Posterior positioning during labour
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