Head previa. Is it good or bad?

Что означает медицинский термин "головное presentation, "how will this affect the course of labor? Is it worth worrying if the doctor says that the child has a parietal or frontal headache presentation? We will try to answer all questions as clearly as possible.

This is an important factor, often determining the courseand nature of childbirth. Preposition experts call the position of the fetus in the uterus, which he occupies throughout pregnancy. The most optimal recognized headache presentation. Depending on the location of the child, the doctor, the leading childbirth, may decide on an independent birth or the need for a cesarean section.

The baby can turn its head to the cervix,buttocks, legs or sideways. In the process of carrying children often change their position. Different stages of pregnancy development are characterized by different levels of baby activity. A child may assume a pelvic, head, or transverse position several times in one day. This is considered absolutely normal. However, if in the early stages a change of position occurs frequently, then the closer the delivery, the calmer the baby becomes and the less its activity.

Experts control the process using ultrasoundon the 12th, 24th and 33rd weeks. However, special attention is paid to the presentation of the fetus at 28-32 weeks. At this time, the fetus takes the most physiological or headache presentation. After 34 weeks, it is difficult for a child to change position, due to the fact that his weight and size are increasing rapidly, and there is less and less free space.

If the gynecologist leading the pregnancy saysthat the baby is located upside down, this means that in most cases the birth process will take place normally. However, there are several different types of headache presentation of the fetus, which also should pay close attention.

• The back of the child can be turned in the directionto the abdominal wall of the mother or to her spine. It is better if the back is directed to the spine of the mother. In this case, especially if the head is pressed to the chest, labor is easier. This provision is considered the most optimal. The main number of babies, about 97%, occupy just such an arrangement.
• Also distinguish the right-sided position or left-sided. Kids can turn slightly to the right or to the left.
• Frontal, occipital, parietal, facial presentation.Depending on which part of the baby’s head is facing the cervix before delivery, this parameter is determined. The most correct and less traumatic is flexion occipital arrangement of the child. In other cases, the probability of injury to the mother and child increases. The facial headache presentation of the fetus, the photo of which is presented below, is especially dangerous.

However, even if the baby is not quite rightposition before childbirth, it does not mean that you need to start to panic. Just the opposite. A woman needs to calm down and fully trust a physician, giving birth. If you follow the instructions of the doctor, then the probability of avoiding tearing and not injuring the baby increases several times. Only complete mutual understanding between you and coordination of actions will lead to a successful resolution of the generic process. It is the trust and desire of the mother to help the midwife that often determines the outcome of the birth. And headache presentation, by itself, is the key to successful delivery!