Ep 55: Tips for Optimal Fetal Positioning

What is optimal fetal positioning and why is it important?  Fetal positioning refers to how your baby is positioned in the womb, and in this episode, Dr. Shannon and Doula Rachael talk about several aspects of fetal position including:

• What does LOA mean and why is that optimal?
• What is fetal malposition and examples of those positions. 
• What these positions mean when it comes to labor and birth.
• Are there things that you can do to encourage optimal fetal positioning? 

Don’t forget to check out all of the resources mentioned in this episode, and as always, be sure to discuss any of the topics from this episode with your healthcare provider. 

Resources:

Why doctors perform cesareans for breech babies

Try Belly Mapping

Spinning babies

Miles circuit

Side lying release

Do cat/cows daily

Belly sifting

“Shaking the apple tree” 

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