As the baby's head descends Megan, the sacrum moves out and this results in
the line appearing. It is something you statr to see, in most cases, when
the woman is fully dilated, so is a great visual clue as to the stage of
labour she is at.
Occasionally you also see it earlier in labour if the baby is posterior and
rotating past the sacrum. In this case though it does not tend ot be as long
and disappears again as the baby rotates towards the mother's left hip.
Nikki Macfarlane
Childbirth International
www.childbirthinternational.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Megan & Larry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au>
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 11:19 AM
Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] The Purple Line
For us non-midwives, now that I've seen the photo and understand the
"purple
line", what does this mean regarding the birthing woman?
Megan
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