Optimal Fetal Positioning

‘Optimal Fetal Positioning‘ (OFP) is a theory developed by a midwife, Jean Sutton, and Pauline Scott, an antenatal teacher, who found that the mother’s position and movement could influence the way her baby lay in the womb in the final weeks of pregnancy. Many difficult labors result from ‘malpresentation’, where the baby’s position makes it hard for the head to move through the pelvis, so changing the way the baby lies could make birth easier for mother and child.

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In Celebration of the OP Baby

This is a fantastic post on variations on "normal." I love the discussion on OP (occiput posterior), or "sunny side up" positioning.