During pregnancy, women need to undergo multiple ultrasound examinations to constantly monitor the development status of the fetus and baby. Some pregnant women may find abnormal fetal position during ultrasound examination, such as fetal transverse position. So, what is the transverse position of the fetus on ultrasound?
1. During prenatal check ups and ultrasound examinations, fetal transverse position is found, which refers to the right angle between the fetal spine and the pregnant woman's spine. In layman's terms, it means that the fetus is transverse to the mother's uterus, which is a type of fetal position that cannot be delivered naturally. If the fetal transverse position appears in mid pregnancy, due to the fact that the fetus is not large at this time and there is also more amniotic fluid in the uterus, the fetal position will change with the increase of gestational age and fetal movement, and may become a vaginal head position shortly before delivery or full-term pregnancy.
2. If a pregnant woman undergoes ultrasound examination after 32 weeks of pregnancy and finds that the fetus is in a transverse position, she can also adjust and correct the fetal position under the guidance of a doctor through the knee chest position method or by using moxibustion to the Yin acupoint. These methods can often change the transverse position of the fetus, and some pregnant women in a transverse position can gradually correct it to a vaginal position.
3. If a pregnant woman has reached full-term pregnancy or is approaching the due date, and the transverse position of the fetus cannot be changed, there is no need to be too nervous. After a comprehensive prenatal examination, the pregnancy can be terminated by cesarean section.
