The posterior position refers to a position where the baby is looking 'forwards', towards the front of the mother's body. About 10% of babies are in this position towards the ...

The transverse position refers to a position of the baby that is looking towards the side of the mother's body (ie neither towards the front nor towards the back. This ...

When you are first fully dilated in labour, the chances of an occiput posterior baby is about 10%. There is also a 20% chance your baby will be in the ...

If your baby is occiput posterior before labour or early labour then the chance of a normal vaginal birth is quite good because many babies will rotate into the ...

The POP-OUT Trial is designed to answer the question: 'If a baby is in the occiput posterior or occiput transverse position during labour, does manual rotation reduce the chances of caesarean ...

If you are in the POP-OUT Trial , we would like to perform a bedside ultrasound towards the end of your labour. This ultrasound would take about one minute.  ...

You are eligible to be a part of the POP-OUT Trial if:- You are planning to have your baby in one of our participating hospitals (see ...

The POP-OUT Trial commenced at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney in April 2012, commenced at the the Women's and Children's Hospital (Adelaide) in November 2012 and at the Canterbury ...

No. If you are giving birth in one of the participating hospitals, then it is entirely up to you if you want to participate. If you do choose to ...

Randomisation refers to the way a woman in the POP-OUT Trial is assigned to either having a manual rotation or not having one. The selection is made by a computer ...

Manual rotation is a simple procedure performed by many obstetricians and midwives. It involves an internal (vaginal) examination during the later stages of labour, when the woman's cervix is fully ...