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Rotational assisted vaginal birth

An assisted vaginal birth technique that uses rotation to better align the baby’s head before delivery.

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Posterior and difficult positions in assisted birth

Posterior and difficult positions in assisted birth

Understanding posterior fetal position In a cephalic, or head-down, labor the baby’s head usually flexes and rotates so the occiput, the back part of the skull, comes toward the front of the maternal pelvis. This is called an anterior position and is often the most mechanically favorable position for vaginal birth. In an occiput posterior […]