The typical pattern is
an anterior head position for malocclusion (overbite), with a flat back and anterior scapular plane and a military (straight neck) for an underbite.
Not exact matches
This correction of any pelvic tilt encourages and helps the baby's
head to engage within the pelvis and rotate easily within the birthing canal to an occipito -
anterior position, which is the optimum
position for vaginal birth (see the case study below).
OA means your baby's
head is in a «occiput
anterior»
position.
Finally, once you have established the baby's
head position, you can visit the doctor in case your findings indicate that your baby is in a
position that is not the
anterior position.
As the labor progressed, baby had turned and was not in an ideal
position facing
head towards her left leg and slightly upwards (posterior) despite the fact he had been in a perfect backward facing (
anterior)
position for months leading up to the birth.