Engaging Baby in Labor

Engagement of the baby into the pelvic inlet (brim) is important because to fit through the pelvis, baby has to get into the pelvis first. Engagement is when the widest part of baby’s head enters the true brim of the pelvis.   Figure 1. Diagram depicting the fetal head immediately prior to engagement. The straight black […]

Unraveling the Mystery of Non-Engagement

Email Question Dear Gail, I loved your new video on exercises for optimal fetal positioning! I finally got my second baby into the right position but alas, he did not engage and I did not go into labour which resulted in an elective section at 42 weeks. I had a previous cesarean when my waters […]