What happens if baby is head down with low lying placenta in third trimester?

Question

I was wondering if cephalic (head down) in third trimester would not be so good for people with low lying anterior placenta? Won't the baby's head press against placenta as uterus is narrow on the bottom side? All the pictures I see of third trimester baby shows placenta in upper segment and baby nicely tugged upside down. What would it be for people with low lying placenta?

Answer

It depends on how low it is. If its covering all or part of the cervix its a medical reason for a csection because they dont want the placenta to come out before baby. If its just an anterior that doesnt cover the cervix and is far enough for baby to squeeze through without complications, itll be like any other delivery with an anterior

Answer

What can happen is that baby can not position into pelvis correctly, to put pressure on cervix to thin it out.
Mine could not poisiton his head correctly to come out and as he had larger than average head, he just didn't fit out (went sunny side up during the 26 hours of labor) and had a csection.
That is not an issue with everyone, just a possibility.

What happens if baby is head down with low lying placenta in third trimester?

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