My niece and nephew, Eve and Richie Kessner in "Polar Bear" position for optimal maternal positioning during labor. There continues to be much discussion about optimal fetal positioning, and rightfully so - it is often the key to obtaining healthy vaginal births. The subject of ‘which way the baby’s face is facing’ and how it can impact labor, has been documented in the medical literature over the centuries by midwives and doctors alike. If the baby's face is up, or at mom's