- cephalic presentation
- presentation of any part of the fetal head in labor, including occiput, brow, or face.
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Cephalic presentation — Classification and external resources Vertex presentation, occiput anterior, William Smellie, 1792 ICD 10 O … Wikipedia
Presentation (obstetrics) — Presentation of twins in Der Rosengarten ( The Rose Garden ), a standard medical text for midwives published in 1513. In obstetrics, the presentation of a fetus about to be born refers to which anatomical part of the fetus is leading, that is, is … Wikipedia
presentation — That part of the fetus presenting at the superior strait of the maternal pelvis; occiput, chin, and sacrum are, respectively, the determining points in vertex, face, and breech p.. SEE ALSO … Medical dictionary
Presentation (Obstetrics) — Presentation in Obstetrics refers to the relationship between the leading fetal part and the pelvic inlet: cephalic, breech, or shoulder presentation. A malpresentation is an abnormal (non vertex) presentation.Thus the various presentations are:… … Wikipedia
compound presentation — prolapse of one of the limbs of the fetus alongside the head in cephalic presentation or of one or both arms along with a breech presentation at the beginning of labor … Medical dictionary
Предлежание (Presentation) — часть плода, ближе всего расположенная к родовому каналу; врач может определить ее рукой при введении пальца во влагалище. Обычно в норме имеет место головное предлежание (cephalic presentation). Однако иногда у плода может наблюдаться ягодичное… … Медицинские термины
External cephalic version — is a process by which a breech baby can sometimes be turned from buttocks or foot first to head first. It should only be attempted from 34 weeks on and often is reserved for later because breech presentation greatly decreases with every week.In… … Wikipedia
breech presentation — n presentation of the fetus in which the buttocks or legs are the first parts to appear at the uterine cervix * * * the position of a baby in the uterus such that it will be delivered buttocks first (instead of the normal head first position).… … Medical dictionary
breech presentation — the position of a baby in the uterus such that it will be delivered buttocks first (instead of the normal head first position). This type of delivery increases the risk of damage to the baby. See also: cephalic version, Løvset s manoeuvre … The new mediacal dictionary
ПРЕДЛЕЖАНИЕ — (presentation) часть плода, ближе всего расположенная к родовому каналу; врач может определить ее рукой при введении пальца во влагалище. Обычно в норме имеет место головное предлежание (cephalic presentation). Однако иногда у плода может… … Толковый словарь по медицине
