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  2. List of human positions - Wikipedia

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    When in lying position, the body may assume a great variety of shapes and positions. The following are the basic recognized positions: Supine position: lying on the back with the face up; Prone position: lying on the chest with the face down ("lying down" or "going prone") Lying on either side, with the body straight or bent/curled forward or ...

  3. Lying (position) - Wikipedia

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    Supine: lying on the back on the ground with the face up. Prone: lying on the chest with the face down ("lying down" or "going prone"). See also "Prostration". Lying on either side, with the body straight or bent/curled forward or backward. The fetal position is lying or sitting curled, with limbs close to the torso and the head close to the knees.

  4. Sleeping positions - Wikipedia

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    A Canadian survey found that 39% of respondents preferring the "log" position (lying on one's side with the arms down the side) and 28% preferring to sleep on their side with their legs bent. [1] A Travelodge survey found that 50% of heterosexual British couples prefer sleeping back-to-back, either not touching (27%) or touching (23%).

  5. Do these yoga poses before bed for better sleep - AOL

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    Five yoga poses to do before bed to promote better sleep. To help calm your mind and body at night, start with yoga poses that release the stress of the day and encourage relaxation.

  6. Spooning - Wikipedia

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    Variations on this position include the partners lying on their sides face-to-face or in the scissors position. [10] Anal sex is also possible in this position, along with use of a vibrator . [ 11 ] [ 12 ]

  7. Supine position - Wikipedia

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    The decline in death due to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is said to be attributable to having babies sleep in the supine position. [3] The realization that infants sleeping face down, or in a prone position, had an increased mortality rate re-emerged into medical awareness at the end of the 1980s when two researchers, Susan Beal in Australia and Gus De Jonge in the Netherlands ...

  8. Prone position - Wikipedia

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    The prone position is also used to describe the way pilots and other crew may be positioned in an aircraft; lying on their stomachs rather than seated in a normal upright position. [5] During World War II , the bomb aimer in some bombers would be positioned this way to be better able to view the ground through a transparent panel or bubble in ...

  9. Childbirth positions - Wikipedia

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    Side lying may help slow the baby's descent down the birth canal, thereby giving the perineum more time to naturally stretch. To assume this position, the mother lies on her side with her knees bent. To push, a slight rolling movement is used such that the mother is propped up on one elbow is needed, while one leg is held up.