The baby is facing head down, but their face is positioned toward your stomach instead of your back. This is typically called the occipito-posterior (OP) position. In the first stage of labor ...

It’s also called the back-to-back position and sunny-side-up position. In the OP position your baby can’t tuck their chin down to go through the birth canal more easily. If your baby is in ...

The names for this position are left occiput transverse or right occiput transverse, depending on which direction your baby is facing. Occiput posterior. This is when your baby's back is facing ...

Back labor is most likely caused by how the baby is positioned in your uterus. The occiput posterior position, which occurs when the baby is facing your abdomen, applies pressure from the baby’s ...

Ask your caregiver if they can tell you the position of your baby. If you lie flat and the baby is in the OP position, there will be a dip or hollow around your belly button. To encourage a baby ...