Were Posterior Babies and Birth always an issue? Nope.
Actually, in 1970 in the US, there was only a 4.5% Cesarean rate because ‘risks’ were considered normal, natural and physiological and posterior births were NOT even considered a ‘risk’ unlike breech, twins or so many other actual ‘risks’.
What happened that women pregnant with a posterior baby are spending hours, days and weeks trying to get their baby into an ‘optimal’ position. Why?
There’s always a story of how we got here from there and I, the Director of Common Knowledge Trust, birthed and lived through those changes. That’s why I’m going to explain this to you and how we can take another approach.
On Facebook, two of the biggest groups are: Breech and Posterior so let me say it again.
1) Breech births do have defined ‘risks’ such as a prolapse cord (that can occur in head down babies as well if they are ‘high’ and ‘not engaged’) and a stuck head (which can cause ‘problems’ and ‘tragedies.
2) Posterior births are not associated with a ‘risk’ although some women experience ‘back labor’ and longer 1st Stage that can lead to more medical interventions. Yet, somehow, both of these are considered to be a ‘risk’ by women!
What should you do if you’re pregnant with a posterior baby and facing a posterior birth? Here’s another reality. Before all the efforts to try to get a posterior baby into an ‘optimal position’, 99.9% of all posterior babies spontaneously turn to anterior either prior to labor, during 1st or 2nd Stage. Very few babies are born ‘sunny-side’ up. What women are trying to avoid is ‘back labor’ and a long labor … very understandable. Can women achieve these goals without spending so much time trying to get their baby to turn? Sure.