The closer the termination of pregnancy, the less free space for the fetal movement remains in the uterus. Therefore, at the beginning of the 8 months the child takes a stable position, turning to the output of certain parts of his body.
The fetus may have a correct or incorrect presentation. In this regard, many future mothers are wondering which presentation of the fetus is right.
Distinguish head, pelvic, transverse and oblique presentation. The most optimal variant of presentation is the head one. In this situation, the birth is natural and favorable.
How to determine the presentation of the fetus?
Unfortunately, it is unlikely to be able to independently determine the presentation of the fetus. You can try to feel the belly to determine where the head of the fetus is, and where the pelvis, listen to the heartbeat, but in any case, professional assistance can not be dispensed with. At present, the most accurate method of establishing fetal presentation is ultrasound.
Symptoms of pelvic and peppered fetal presentation
When the child in the mother's womb turns over the buttocks, they say about the breech presentation of the fetus. Gluteal presentation is a kind of pelvic, in which the foot presentation of the fetus also stands out - when the baby is positioned legs to the exit.
With pelvic presentations, physicians note a high location of the uterine fundus, which does not correspond to the period of pregnancy. The palpitation of the fetus is better audible at the navel.
With vaginal examination, other symptoms of this type of presentation may be found. In the case of breech presentation, the inguinal fold, soft volume, sacrum and coccyx are palpated. With foot prenie, the feet of the crumb are probed.
What to do when pelvic presentation of the fetus? In this case, the doctor after 32-34 weeks can appoint a pregnant woman a set of special exercises, depending on the type of pelvic presentation, which need to be performed several times a day.
The signs of transverse presentation are: palpation of the baby's heartbeat around the navel of the mother and the detection of the head or legs on the sides of the abdomen. Also the shape of the woman's belly can be slightly changed.
In this situation, midwives, as a rule, reinsuring, conduct a planned operation of cesarean section after 38 weeks.