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Re: 1st Pregnancy - Head not engaged at 40 weeks

From: Lisa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 13 Sep 2002 15:41:24 -0500 (CDT)

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I'm not a Dr but just to repeat what I read in one of my books. If you are carrying high and the baby's head isn't engaged or low, it should decend once your water breaks. If they have to break your water for you, then the head should decend and get into proper position for the birth. You probably won't have to have a c-section as long as the head continues to decend once the water has broken.

Lisa

At Thu, 12 Sep 2002, louisa wrote: >
>I have read that the babies head usually engages prior to the onset of
>labour in first pregnancies. I am 40 weeks and my babies head has not
>engaged. When is it likely to happen or am I likely to have to have a
>C-section?

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