Placing a Pregnant Patient in a Supine Position

As your pregnant belly grows it puts pressure on the connective tissue in the middle of your tummy called the linea alba. Over time the linea alba stretches causing the two sides of your rectus abdominis to separate explains Kasia Gondek PT DPT CSCS a womens health physical therapist at Femina Physical Therapy.

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In research studies it was difficult to isolate the independent effect of position on labor progress.

. Moreover the traditional supine position during labor has known adverse effects such as supine hypotension and more frequent fetal heart rate decelerations 44 45. Therefore for most women no one position needs to be mandated or proscribed.

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