what does roa mean?

[21Rach]

on maternity notes it's got ceph which i understand, free which i understand but in between where it says boxes for both lie/engaged it says ROA? no idea n it doesn't say nefin about it on the "medical terms" bit x

 

[Bee70]

it means right ocipital anterior - its the way the baby is facing... and that is good (posterior is when you have a really long labour).. thats very specific of the midwife!

 

[Celesse]

Right Occiput Anterior. Which relates to the position of the baby. The back of her head (the occiput) is towards the front right hand side. Its a good position.

 

[Claire788]

Hiya

thats the same as me, it means...

ROA - the back of your baby's head is on your right-hand side and towards the front of your tummy.. I'll try and find a pichttps://doulamomma.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/katie-belly-rose-wroa.jpg

 

[21Rach]

wow thanks x x

 

[Celesse]

Nice pic Claire!!

Just to add that you may find LOT and ROT referred to as LOL and ROL. Which of course really impressed my OH (who is a total geek) when he found out our baby was lying LOL and was therefore a Lol-fetus

 

[21Rach]

hehehehe jus like my OH. bless em.