is ROA a bad position?

[moments03]

just wondering if its a bad position have looked online and its conflicting answers so what are you thoughts on this? just that ive had 2 posterior babies who stayed that way and ive never had it noted as roa in any of my pregnancies

 

[ellinme1]

All it means is right occiput anterior, basically the back right of your babies head is towards your front. Sounds like pretty good positioning to me.

 

[Nix]

When I was looking into this I think the main thing that I came across was that from a ROA position the baby is more likely to turn to back to back due to them turning clockwise round so rather than back swinging left just onto the left hand side it turns right meaning it has to nearly do a full turn. Sorry if that sounds like a lot of waffle x

 

[seaweed eater]

Mine has been like that and our doula mentioned that it's not ideal b/c it's better for them to be on the left. I don't fully understand why things aren't symmetric (it must have something to do with them turning clockwise, as Nix said?) but just passing on what she said.

 

[SophL]

ROA is a lovely position and will be much easier than your two OP babies. LOA is the absolute ideal because you have a large blood vessel and your liver on your right and as well as the likelihood of the baby turning BUT ROA babies are in a brilliant position for giving birth. This baby is behaving .

If you want to keep the baby in ROA and LOA positions try not to lounge on your back too much and do more all fours positions, for example, on your knees with your arms and head resting on a birthing ball or sitting the wrong way on a dining room chair and resting your arms and head on the back of the chair. Let gravity do the work for you .

 

[stephie_corin]

ROA is a lovely position and will be much easier than your two OP babies. LOA is the absolute ideal because you have a large blood vessel and your liver on your right and as well as the likelihood of the baby turning BUT ROA babies are in a brilliant position for giving birth. This baby is behaving .

If you want to keep the baby in ROA and LOA positions try not to lounge on your back too much and do more all fours positions, for example, on your knees with your arms and head resting on a birthing ball or sitting the wrong way on a dining room chair and resting your arms and head on the back of the chair. Let gravity do the work for you .

Really useful, thanks!