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OCCIPUT POSTERIOR POSITION [1 record]

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Record 1 1987-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Obstetric Surgery
DEF

a position of the fetus in cephalic presentation in labor, with its occiput directed toward the right (R.O.P.) or left (L.O.P.) posterior quadrant of the maternal pelvis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie obstétrique
CONT

Dans le cas d'une [présentation] occipito-postérieure, la rotation est de 135 degrés donc plus difficile à réaliser; elle ne doit être pratiquée qu'au niveau de la partie la plus large et la plus souple de la filière c'est-à-dire lorsque la présentation est descendue sur le plancher pelvien.

Spanish

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