When a pregnant woman lies flat on her back in late pregnancy, it can lower her blood pressure, which might reduce blood flow to her and the baby. That’s why doctors tell her to lie on her side instead — it helps keep blood flowing properly.

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Supine hypotensive syndrome of pregnancy

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2022 Mar 1

This study says that lying flat during childbirth might not be as dangerous as we thought, because medicines can now fix low blood pressure just as well as turning to the side. So, the old rule to always lie on your left side might not be as necessary anymore.

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Supine hypotensive syndrome of pregnancy

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DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000001554

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