I'm on my phone at the moment so can't give as detailed response as I'd like.

If you're worried about a posterior labour, forget about the labour for now and start practicing positions to promote OFP now.

I recommend getting on the Spinning Babies website and reading about what positions you can adopt now in order to get a baby in a good position for birth.

If you can find an antenatal Doula who has experience in using a Rebozo, that's a step in the right direction.

As for induction of labour, if anxiety is the reason, induction is not the answers. Working through the cause of you're anxiety is what's going to help.

So I guess what I'm trying to say is try not to preempt a posterior LABOUR and start focusing on a pregnancy that doesn't promote a posterior baby.


As for the Midwife, our policy is that the midwife is supposed to do an abdo palp every 4 hours to assess fetal position and decent. However, it can often be quite difficult to assess women who are in strong active labour.

In saying that, as others have said, a good midwife can identify a posterior labour by not even touching the woman.

I think to avoid any confusion or disappointment, listing in your birth plan your concerns regarding a posterior labour, is the best bet.

If you do decide to go ahead with the induction, being very clear about this point prior to the induction starting is important.

Hope that helps some

Good luck!
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