During pregnancy, some women experience various deviations in its normal course. Sometimes the baby in the womb is in the wrong position, not being head down, but rather legs. This position is called the gluteal presentation of the fetus. Its causes are varied - this is polyhydramnios, and malformations of the child, previa or low position of the placenta. With pathology of the uterus and multiple pregnancy, there is also a risk of such a deviation as the gluteal presentation of the fetus. Usually, in this position of the baby, the woman undergoes a cesarean section to avoid possible injuries to the baby and large breaks in the woman in labor. But you can try to help the baby independently turn into a head presentation.
Until the 32nd week, you can not worry and not pay attention to the position of the baby in the uterus - at this time he is still somersaulting and floundering inside the mother, as he wants. After 32 weeks, the child usually determines the location and occupies it quite steadily.
What to do if, according to the results of ultrasound, you find out that the baby is not located inside correctly? How to help him turn head down? After all, it slows down childbirth and, in general, it is dangerous in many cases the buttock presentation of the fetus. The exercises to correct this shortcoming are clear and easy to perform. After discussing this nuance with a gynecologist, you can begin to perform a miraculous complex that will help the baby to take the right position inside her mother. Here are the exercises:
- Turns - you need to lie on the couch and turn from one side to another four times in ten minutes. Exercise should be performed daily three times - in the morning, afternoon and evening. The baby should turn around within a week.
- The inclination of the pelvis. It is done morning and evening on an empty stomach. You need to lie on your back on some surface that has a slope, and raise the pelvis above the head about 30 centimeters. You can use ordinary pillows, placing them under the ass. In this position, you can be from five to fifteen minutes. Within two to three weeks, the result should be, according to the testimony of the study, this pose is effective, in 95% the gluteal presentation of the fetus changes to the correct - the head one.
- A little yoga - knee-elbow pose. You need to kneel and elbows so that the head is below the pelvis. In this position, you can stand several times a day for twenty minutes.
Alternatively, you can go to the pool and dive in it, getting up on your hands, but this will require physical preparation. So for women who have no business with sports, the above three exercises are better suited.
In order for the child to remain in the correct position further, it is necessary to take the tailor's pose, which will help the head move further deeper into the pelvis: sitting on the floor, connect the soles of the legs, try to bring the knees as close to the floor as possible. Twice a day, right up to the birth, you need to take this pose.
If no exercises have helped, the gluteal presentation of the fetus is preserved, and the period is already running out, the fetus is manually rotated by an obstetrician-gynecologist. This method is 70% effective and is carried out under the supervision of ultrasound and CTG, as well as under the influence of special drugs that relax the uterus.
What is dangerous gluteal presentation of the fetus? During childbirth, natural hypoxia of the brain may occur in the baby, the risk of the umbilical cord falling out, because the baby's legs and ass do not completely cover the cervix; the risk of birth injuries and injuries of the spine increases, because the legs and buttocks passing forward do not fully open the uterus. In general, the downside down position is still the wrong position of the baby in the womb and therefore, to reduce these serious risks, you need to try to help him roll over before birth.