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Re: 8th month & baby's head almost 'fixed'
From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 28 Sep 2000 10:42:22 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 28 Sep 2000, ruchi wrote: >
>This is my first pregnancy & in my 31st week itself the baby's head is
>almost fixed..have been advised rest.. Is there a chance of preterm
>labor? ..also at times the baby moves around quite actively & sometimes
>for even a whole day I might not feel anything....is everything okay..

Ruchi, Whether the head is "fixed" doesn't really give my any usable information. The significant question is whether or not the cervix is changing (thinning or dilating). The movement pattern you describe sounds reasonable for your stage of pregnancy... Lynn

-- Lynn D. Montgomery, MD Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center Missoula, Montana
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