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This type of head and shoulders pattern has more than one left or right shoulders or head. It is also known as multiple head and shoulders pattern. [citation needed] One particular type is known as a Wyckoff distribution, which usually consists of a head with two left shoulders and a weaker right shoulder. [citation needed]
McRoberts maneuver (1) in combination with suprapubic pressure (2) The McRoberts maneuver is an obstetrical maneuver used to assist in childbirth.It is named after William A. McRoberts, Jr. [1] It is employed in case of shoulder dystocia during childbirth and involves hyperflexing the mother's legs tightly to her abdomen.
If the cord is loose, it can easily be slipped over the infant's head. The infant can be delivered normally and placed on maternal abdomen as desired. If the cord is too tight to go over the infant's head, the provider may be able to slip it over the infant's shoulders and deliver the body through the cord.
Extension is the point where the head moves past the pubic symphysis, where it has to curve underneath the birth canal while the anterior head still faces the mother's bottom. External rotation (or Restitution) occurs when the baby pauses after the head passes through the body. During this pause, the infant rotates itself sideways (facing the ...
In modern figure drawing, the basic unit of measurement is the 'head', which is the distance from the top of the head to the chin. This unit of measurement is credited [ 2 ] to the Greek sculptor Polykleitos (fifth century BCE) and has long been used by artists to establish the proportions of the human figure.
During Tudor times, swaddling involved wrapping the new baby in linen bands from head to foot to ensure the baby would grow up without physical deformity. A stay band would be attached to the forehead and the shoulders to secure the head. Babies would be swaddled like this until about 8 or 9 months. [9]
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