Child Birth

Every pregnant woman worries about the position of their baby for the moment of child birth.This is because the position of the baby in the uterus and the part of the baby's body to come out first, both influences the difficulties the mother will have during child birth.

That's why if the spine of the baby is not parallel to the mother's, or its head is not coming first, child birth gets complicated and cesarean section becomes a probability..

• How to know baby's posture before child birth?
  The ultrasound is the best mechanism to check the baby's position during the whole pregnancy and prior to child birth. The matron or the doctor can also determine the baby's position with a vaginal exploration and also checking the mother's belly. Professionals can touch the mother's belly and tell if the baby is in the correct positions for child birth.
  
• Most babies get into the head down position prior to child birth, but at what stage of pregnancy does this happen?
  As soon as the baby's head increases in size, the baby moves inside the uterus until the head is located in the mother's pelvis, with the legs up. This normally happens between the seventh or eighth month of pregnancy, and stays there until the moment of child birth, especially in first time mothers.
  
• Is possible that in the last moment before or during child birth the baby can changes the position?
  During child birth the baby's head does not come down straight, it rotates in the uterus neck to make the most of the space to come out. Sometimes in this rotation movements the baby's head can get into a bad position and make child birth difficult, having to use forceps or sometimes in the worst scenario having to go through a cesarean.
  
• Which is the ideal posture for child birth?
  The ideal baby position for child birth is head down, spine parallel to the mother's, facing down.

Best books to read about Child Birth:

- Your Child at Play: Birth to One Year : Discovering the Senses and Learning About the World
- Your Gifted Child: How to Recognize and Develop the Special Talents in Your Child from Birth to Age Seven
- The Yale Child Study Center Guide to Understanding Your Child: Healthy Development from Birth to Adolescence
- The Strong-Willed Child Birth Through Adolescence
- Your Child: Emotional, Behavioral, and Cognitive Development from Birth Through Preadolescence