In relation to the brim in pregnancy why would your midwife put free on your notes?

It just means that the baby's head is not yet fixed in your pelvis, it can still move from side to side. If you are 36 weeksor less this is quite normal, as it is if it is your second or subsequent baby. If it is your first baby it MAY mean that your pelvis is a bit on the small side. However as a midwife I once looked after a woman where at term the baby's head was free at 9am (in hospital as the baby kept moving to different positions), at 3.30pm her husband came and told me she was having contractions, a bit of a panic ensued in case she was in labor with the baby laying crossways or similar, at 5.30pm she had her baby quite normally, head first, so a 'free' head is not necessarily a problem. Hope this helps (englishangel)