question:
Can I lie on my back? I heard that may be bad for the baby.

There is some misinformation out there derived from a misunderstanding of animal research. Over 90% of pregnant women can lie on their backs for exercise and sleep without adverse effects.

A small number of women, depending on their own build and size of their uterus, will experience a drop in their blood pressure when lying flat on their backs, particularly late in gestation. These women will know immediately because when they do it, their pressure drops and they get nauseated, light headed and break into a sweat.

If you lie on your back on the floor or in bed and do not experience these symptoms then you are not in this group of people who develop \";supine hypotension\"; or low blood pressure while lying on their backs. You may then awaken lying on your back and have NO fear that you have decreased oxygen flow to the placenta merely because you've been in this position. Those women whose blood presure drops while on their backs asleep, will automatically role over onto their sides without waking up.

Certain patients should avoid lying on their backs and these often include women with pre-eclampsia or toxemia as well as those with pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) Women with multiple gestations such as twins or triplets, women in pre-term labor, and women with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) may also be encouraged to avoid lying on their backs.
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