Fetal presentation

Depending on what part of the fetus (legs, buttocks or head) in the mother's womb is adjacent to the inner throat of the cervix, several types of diligence are distinguished. It should be said that before the 34th week of pregnancy the position of the baby can change periodically, but after the onset of the seven to eight month period it becomes stable.

The presentation of the fetus is pelvic, cephalic, transverse, or oblique. And the most common position of the child is the headache, it occurs in 97% of pregnancies, and is considered the most natural and comfortable. Usually, with such a baby's pose, the births are relatively easy and do not cause complications.

Pelvic presentation of the fetus is noted in the event that the baby seems to be sitting on legs or on the buttocks. This kind of position is considered dangerous to the health of crumbs. Taz baby during childbirth leaves quite quickly, but when removing the head through the birth canal inevitably there are difficulties. This is why the method of cesarean section is often used as a delivery. Usually 2 weeks before childbirth baby is fixed in a certain position. It is from this moment that you can accurately determine the final presentation of the fetus and determine the mode of delivery. Often, women with such a diagnosis give birth themselves, but depending on the size of the baby, his sex, the size of the uterus and the age of the mother, the doctor may decide to carry out the operation.

There are several types of pelvic presentation:

• Gluteal. It assumes that the buttocks are located at the entrance to the small pelvis. In this case the legs are bent in the hip joints and stretched along the entire trunk;
• Foot. Means, that legs are offered, unbent in the knee and hip joints;
• The knee.

In addition to the pelvic and cephalic, there is also a transverse presentation of the fetus. What it is? This position of the baby in the uterus, in which his pelvic end and head are in the lateral parts of the uterus, and at the exit from her is the shoulder. This position prevents the crumb from appearing on its own.

The transverse and pelvic presentation of the fetus may occur for the following reasons:

• If a woman has a second or third child. The thing is that during the first pregnancy the muscles of the anterior abdominal wall become flabby, stretched and weakly fixing the uterus. Restore their tone is not possible, so the probability of pelvic presentation significantly increases;
• If a woman has a watermark. Floating in a large volume of fluid, the baby is capable of great maneuvers, while often changing his position from the pelvic to the head, and vice versa;
• Uterine fibroids or other anomalies;
• Low location of the placenta (in the lower part of the uterus);
• Malformations of the fetus;
• A narrow pelvis of the mother;
• heredity.

Often, women are faced with a problem such as low fetal presentation , in which the placenta is located much lower than the prescribed level. This pathology can arise, based on the following reasons:

• Inflammation of the uterus;
• Operative intervention (caesarean section, scraping, removal of fibroids, etc.);
• Complications during childbirth;
• Uterine underdevelopment ;
• Multiple pregnancies ;
• Excessive physical activity

Symptoms:

• Recurring bleeding from the genital tract. This happens due to the fact that the placenta loses the ability to stretch after the uterus during pregnancy. As a result, it exfoliates, and bleeding arises from the vessels of the uterus. In this case, the fetus does not lose blood, however, now it is subject to oxygen starvation;
• anemia;
• low pressure;
• Late toxicosis, which occurs against the background of violations of the functions of various organs and systems;
• Retarded fetal development due to lack of oxygen.

Just determine the position of the fetus is capable only of a specialist!