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P O S I T I O N S O F B A B Y

• cephalic position - About 95 percent of babies drop
down into the head-first position a few weeks or
days before their due date
• Back-to-back baby
• Breech baby – a baby is not considered breech until
after 37 weeks – babies can change position during
labour

Resources for optimal positioning
Miles circuit
Forward leaning inversion
Cat / Cow
Spinning babies

• Historically women carried out more physical work
during pregnancy, walking, scrubbing floors etc
• Birth ball, car seat, walking more, more upright on sofa

Baby in the optimal position for birth

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