Strategies to deal with a posterior labour
If your baby is in the posterior position, try not to get caught up in the 'hype'. If you do wish to work on it, you may like to consider the following strategies.
Turning the baby
Women often ask, "What can I do to encourage my baby to turn?" Many strategies can be used to encourage your baby to turn to an anterior position before the labour, with varying results. Research has shown that positioning of the woman can have a temporary effect on the baby's position.
Positioning and exercises
Natural therapies
Positioning and exercises. Many caregivers will recommend positioning and exercises for the woman, to encourage her baby to move to a more anterior position. This can include being as active as possible,
pelvic rocking or crawling around on your hands and knees for 10 minutes or so, twice a day. Perhaps scrubbing the floors as part of your nesting (now we are getting desperate!). If you know which side your baby is lying on (i.e. Left or Right) sleep on the opposite side, to encourage the baby to move around to the front. Hire a pelvic rocker if this suits you, but it is not necessary. Swimming can be good, either freestyle or with a kick board. However, be aware recent research has shown that exercises like this may not make that much difference to your baby's position, but they are simple and may be worth a try.
During prelabour, kneel or lean forward as much as possible, all fours if you can. Continue this as much as possible throughout the 1
st stage of labour. Towards the end of 1
st stage try sitting on the toilet.