![]() ![]() Positioning refers to which side of the baby’s body is, in relation to the mother’s body. Presentation refers mainly to when the baby is head down or breech. It can also mean the lowest part, if nothing is inside the pelvic space – for example, when the baby is in the transverse position, lying horizontally across her womb, there’s no part inside the pelvis at all. Presentation refers to the part of the baby in contact with the woman’s cervix. Presentation and position might sound quite similar but there’s a big difference between the two. Right occiput anterior (ROA) presentation So baby’s back would be at around 1:30 in that hypothetical pelvic clock. Her pubis is at 12 o’clock and her spine is at 6 o’clock.Ī baby who enters the pelvis in a right occiput anterior (ROA) position means baby’s back is towards the mother’s right front part. Imagine the woman’s pelvic brim (seen from the top) as a clock. So the right occiput anterior (ROA) position means a baby enters the mother’s pelvis with his back towards the front right side of her pelvis. The occiput is the back part of your baby’s head.Īnterior refers to the front part of the woman’s body. What does right occiput anterior mean?įrom what we’ve just learned ‘right’ and ‘anterior’ relate to the pregnant mother’s pelvis and ‘occiput’ means baby. Let’s delve a bit more into right occiput anterior (ROA) and what it means when your baby is ROA. The ‘O’ is the baby and is inside the ‘R’ and ‘A’, which relate to the woman. When talking about the different positions babies might be in when entering the pelvis, think of the acronym ‘ROA’ (right occiput anterior) as being symbolic of pregnancy. Once you understand what these words mean it will be easy peasy. I’ve been a midwifery educator for many years, and have explained baby positions to pregnant women and partners, as well as to midwifery students.īelieve me, it sounds way more complicated than it actually is. Learning about the position of your baby can be daunting and even confusing. ![]()
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