If a woman in the early stages of labor complains that she feels extremely great pressure on her lower back, as if a bowling ball was pushing against her spine, and she is making little progress in dilation of the cervix, what might the problem be?
What will be an ideal response?
The fetus is likely not to be in the normal, or vertex position, with the head engaged in the birth canal. In this case, the head is superiorly oriented, and pressing against the posterior aspect of the uterus. Unless the infant is able to be turned, this will be a breech presentation, or birth with the buttocks or legs first, rather than the head.
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