Baby Position in the Womb

optimal position the babys head is down and the baby is facing the mothers back. This is the optimal and most common birthing position occiput or cephalic the babys head is down, and the baby is facing the mothers abdomen. This position results in back pain and a prolonged labor. transverse the baby is lying crosswise in the uterus, side-to-side over the mothers pelvis, in a horizontal position rather than vertical. Usually, the babys head will be tilted more toward one side of your pelvis or the other and the babys shoulder will be pointing toward the birth canal. complete breech the babys head is up, so his or her bottom will enter the birth canal first. Both the hips and the knees are flexed (or bent). frank breech the babys head is up, so his or her bottom will enter the birth canal first. The hips are flexed (bent), while the the knees extended straight out. footling breech the babys head is up, and one or both of the babys feet are pointed down toward the birth canal.