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  1. Abnormal Fetal lie, Malpresentation and Malposition

    Lie - the relationship between the long axis of the fetus and the mother. Presentation - the fetal part that first enters the maternal pelvis. Position - the position of the fetal head as it exits the birth canal. Other positions include occipito-posterior and occipito-transverse. Note: Breech presentation is the most common ...

  2. Fetal Presentation, Position, and Lie (Including Breech Presentation)

    Fetal presentation: Fetal part that overlies the maternal pelvic inlet; vertex (cephalic), face, brow, breech, shoulder, funic (umbilical cord), or compound (more than one part, eg, shoulder and hand) Fetal position: Relation of the presenting part to an anatomic axis; for vertex presentation, occiput anterior, occiput posterior, occiput transverse

  3. Abnormal Fetal Lie and Presentation

    Fetal presentation is a reference to the part of the fetus that is overlying the maternal pelvic inlet. The most common relationship between fetus and mother is the longitudinal lie, cephalic presentation. A breech fetus also is a longitudinal lie, with the fetal buttocks as the presenting part.

  4. What is malpresentation?

    What are presentation and malpresentation? 'Presentation' describes how your baby is facing down the birth canal. The 'presenting part' is the part of your baby's body that is against the cervix. The ideal presentation is head-first, with the crown (top) of the baby's head against the cervix, with the chin tucked into the baby's ...

  5. Breech Presentation, Unstable Lie, Malpresentation, and Malpositions

    The concepts of breech presentation, unstable lie, malpresentations, and malposition have not changed for many years but the diagnostic tools and management options change periodically as new management techniques are developed and the evidence for their use improves. Early in pregnancy the position, presentation, and lie of a fetus are ...

  6. Fetal Presentation, Position, and Lie (Including Breech Presentation

    In face presentation, the baby's neck arches back so that the face presents first rather than the top of the head.. In brow presentation, the neck is moderately arched so that the brow presents first.. Usually, fetuses do not stay in a face or brow presentation. These presentations often change to a vertex (top of the head) presentation before or during labor.

  7. PDF Management of an Unstable Lie at Term

    An unstable lie is the term given to a fetus that continues to change its position and does not maintain a longitudinal lie at term (≥ 37 weeks). ... A fetus that does not maintain a cephalic presentation and longitudinal lie at term may reduce the possibility of a normal vaginal delivery. Women with an unstable lie or

  8. Malpresentations and Malpositions Information

    Breech presentation is the most common malpresentation, with the majority discovered before labour. ... Szaboova R, Sankaran S, Harding K, et al; PLD.23 Management of transverse and unstable lie at term. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2014 Jun;99 Suppl 1:A112-3. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-306576.324.

  9. Breech Presentation, Unstable Lie, Malpresentation, and Malpositions

    The concepts of breech presentation, unstable lie, malpresentations, and malposition have not changed for many years but the diagnostic tools and management options change periodically as new management techniques are developed and the evidence for their use improves. Early in pregnancy the position, presentation, and lie of a fetus are ...

  10. Breech Presentation

    Breech presentation refers to the fetus in the longitudinal lie with the buttocks or lower extremity entering the pelvis first. The three types of breech presentation include frank breech, complete breech, and incomplete breech. In a frank breech, the fetus has flexion of both hips, and the legs are straight with the feet near the fetal face, in a pike position. The complete breech has the ...

  11. Fetal presentation: Breech, posterior, transverse lie, and more

    Fetal presentation, or how your baby is situated in your womb at birth, is determined by the body part that's positioned to come out first, and it can affect the way you deliver. At the time of delivery, 97 percent of babies are head-down (cephalic presentation). But there are several other possibilities, including feet or bottom first (breech ...

  12. Management of breech presentation

    Introduction. Breech presentation of the fetus in late pregnancy may result in prolonged or obstructed labour with resulting risks to both woman and fetus. Interventions to correct breech presentation (to cephalic) before labour and birth are important for the woman's and the baby's health. The aim of this review is to determine the most ...

  13. PDF Malpresentations, Malpositions, and Multiple Gestation

    udinal, transverse, or oblique (also called unstable). Presentation is the portion of the fetu. that is foremost, or present-ing, in the birth canal. The fetus. ay present by vertex, breech, face, brow, or shoulder. Position is a reference point on the pres. nting part and how it relates to the woman's pelvis. For exa.

  14. PDF Focus on Clinical Presentation (00177519)

    The documentation should state "evolving clinical presentation with changing characteristics" and describe what has been changing and what will be monitored, such as fluctuating pain, swelling, changes in vital signs, etc., to support an "evolving" clinical presentation statement. UNSTABLE and unpredictable characteristics are evident ...

  15. Abnormal Lie/Presentation

    In cephalic presentation in a well-flexed fetus, the occiput is the point of direction. The fetal position refers to the location of the point of direction with reference to the four quadrants of the maternal outlet as viewed by the examiner. Thus, position may be right or left as well as anterior or posterior. Unstable lie

  16. Malpresentation and Malposition of the Fetus

    Unstable lie Breech Transverse lie Oblique lie Face presentation Brow presentation . In most cases of a normal vertex (head down) presentation, the baby's head is flexed with the chin close to the baby's chest. In these cases, the presenting part is the occiput, the posterior part of the baby's head.

  17. Management of unstable and non-longitudinal lie at term in contemporary

    We have observed that there is significant variation in practice and a lack of published evidence on the management of unstable/transverse/oblique lie at term in the modern obstetric practice. The RCOG Green-top Guideline No.50 recommends elective admission after 37 + 0 weeks gestation and immediate admission with signs of labour or rupture of membranes (SROM) to reduce risk of cord prolapse [1].

  18. When a Person Is Told They Have an Unstable Lie

    Both a head up (breech) and a head-down (cephalic) baby are in a vertical lie. When a baby is lying across the abdomen or sideways, we say baby is in a " Transverse lie ". An oblique lie is when baby's body is diagonal in the womb. The head or pelvis is towards one hip and the opposite "pole" or end of the baby is under the opposite rib.

  19. PDF Unstable lie of the fetus

    Unstable lie. Refers to the frequent changing of fetal lie and presentation in late pregnancy (usually refers to pregnancies > 37 weeks)1. Lie. Refers to the relationship between the longitudinal axis of the fetus and that of its mother, which may be longitudinal, transverse or oblique.

  20. Unstable Angina Clinical Presentation

    Unstable angina differs from stable angina in that the discomfort is usually more intense and easily provoked, and ST-segment depression or elevation on ECG may occur. Otherwise, the manifestations of unstable angina are similar to those of other conditions of myocardial ischemia, such as chronic stable angina and myocardial infarction (MI).

  21. Stable vs. Unstable Angina: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment

    Stable and unstable angina are both caused by plaque buildup, which blocks the heart's blood flow. They share similar symptoms: constricted feelings of heavy pressure, tightness, or a squeezing "strangling sensation" in the chest area near the heart. Unstable angina is unpredictable and more serious than stable angina.

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