Course of fetal position changes

What can you expect for your baby's position at any given week in pregnancy?



Before 24 weeks and sometimes to 28 weeks, the baby is often in the transverse lie. The baby floats in the womb and until the head grows heavy with all those baby thoughts, the baby may not be in a vertical lie (up and down) until 6 or even 7 months. Some of these babies then flip breech but most go head down (

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Arm first- what is baby's position?

A woman's labor is progressing. The water sac releases amniotic fluid. The midwife/doctor examines the woman's cervix. Suddenly, the plan changes from the "routine miracle" of a second birth to an emergency cesarean. Why? The midwife/doctor finds an elbow coming first. Here's the mother's story with slight edits, including those to conceal her identity: 


My 2nd [baby was] 9 lbs 11oz...

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