Further, there are a few types Frank breech position/ Sacrum positions which are more common in breech babies. They are defined in detail below with the help of a diagram.
These Frank breech baby position / sacrum positions are differentiated on the basis of the direction the baby faces. This is similar to the various occiput positions:
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Sacrum Anterior position (SA position):
Here, the fetal sacrum is positioned closest to the symphysis of the mother. Simply put Sacrum Anterior position is when your baby is facing your spine and the baby’s spine is adjacent to the mother’s stomach.
So, basically in the Sacrum Anterior position your baby has head Up – Feet Up – Buttocks presenting in the pelvis – Baby facing Spine – and Back adjacent to your stomach.
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Left Sacrum Anterior position (LSA position)
The left sacrum anterior position is similar to the Sacrum anterior position, except for a minor change where in addition to the fetal sacrum being closest to the symphysis, it is also slightly rotated to the mother’s left. Basically, in the left sacrum anterior position the baby’s head is not directly looking at the mother’s spine, but is a bit angled towards the left of the spine.
So, in Left Sacrum Anterior position your baby has head Up – Feet Up – Buttocks presenting in the pelvis – Baby facing left of mother’s spine – and Back adjacent to your stomach – as shown in the image Types of Frank Breech Baby positions.
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Right Sacrum Anterior (RSA) position
The Right Sacrum Anterior position too is similar to the sacrum anterior position, with a minor change – where the baby’s head is slightly tilted to right of the mother’s spine.
So, in Right Sacrum Anterior position your baby has head Up – Feet Up – Buttocks presenting in the pelvis – Baby facing right of mother’s spine – and Back adjacent to your stomach, as shown in the image Types of Frank Breech Baby positions.
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Right Sacrum Transverse (RST) position
In Right Sacrum Transverse position, your baby has head Up – Feet Up – Buttocks presenting in the pelvis – Baby facing exactly right of mother’s spine – and Back adjacent to mothers left side of stomach as shown in the image Types of Frank Breech position chart.
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Left Sacrum Transverse (LST) position
In Left Sacrum Transverse position, your baby has head Up – Feet Up – Buttocks presenting in the pelvis – Baby facing exactly Left of mother’s spine – and Back adjacent to mothers’ right side of stomach as shown in the image Types of Frank Breech position chart.
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Right Sacrum Posterior (RSP) position
In Right Sacrum Posterior position, your baby has head Up, facing the stomach – Feet Up – Buttocks presenting in the pelvis – Baby facing mother’s stomach tilted a little to the right – and Back adjacent to mother’s spine as shown in the image Types of Frank Breech position chart.
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Left Sacrum Posterior (LSP) position
In Left Sacrum Posterior position, your baby has head Up, facing the stomach – Feet Up – Buttocks presenting in the pelvis – Baby facing mother’s stomach tilted a little to the left – and Back adjacent to mother’s spine as shown in the image Types of Frank Breech position chart.
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Sacrum Posterior (SP) position
In the Sacrum Posterior position, your baby has head Up, facing the stomach – Feet Up – Buttocks presenting in the pelvis – Baby facing towards the mother’s stomach – and back exactly adjacent to mother’s spine as shown in the image Types of Frank Breech position chart.
