Question

A 26-year-old primigravida has brought her doula to the birthing center for support during her labor and birth. The doula has been helping her through the past 16 hours of labor. The laboring woman is now 6 cm dilated. She continues to report severe pain in her back with each contraction. The client finds it comforting when her doula uses the ball of her hand to put counterpressure on her lower back. What is the likely cause of the woman's back pain?

Answer 1

Answer:

It's due to the baby's position in the womb.

Explanation:

Most likely the baby is in the occiput posterior position meaning that the back of the baby's head is applying pressure on the mother's sacrum causing her this type of back pain.