Birth Injuries
What is a Sunny Side Up Baby?
A “sunny side up baby” is often used to describe a baby positioned in the occiput posterior (OP) position during childbirth. In this position, the baby’s head is down in the birth canal, but instead of facing the mother’s back, the baby’s face is turned upward toward the mother’s belly. While most babies naturally move into the occiput anterior (OA) position, a sunny side up baby remains in a less