does the position of placenta influence your labour?

[beka277]

Just read a post on someone having an anterior placenta and it read as if this may cause the baby to be back to back.

At 17 weeks I had a scan and the paperwork states tht my placenta is anterior. What does this mean? I didnt know tht it meant anything!!! Why would it cause a back to back labour? Does it always?

the baby likes to face the placenta, sometimes

no it doesn't mean it will always be back to back, not at all

it may increase the likelihood

you can practise OFP later in your pg anyway (good sitting posture etc) - this will probably have more effect than where the placenta is

mine is anterior and ds was back to back, and actually born face to pubes, but this baby seems to be the right way round

No, it doesn't. Read the various posts on this thread and you'll see that it doesn't make any difference for most people.