enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Presentation (obstetrics) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presentation_(Obstetrics)

    Presentation of twins in Der Rosengarten ("The Rose Garden"), a German standard medical text for midwives published in 1513. In obstetrics, the presentation of a fetus about to be born specifies which anatomical part of the fetus is leading, that is, is closest to the pelvic inlet of the birth canal.

  3. Childbirth - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childbirth

    Station refers to the relationship of the fetal presenting part to the level of the ischial spines. When the presenting part is at the ischial spines the station is 0 (synonymous with engagement). If the presenting fetal part is above the spines, the distance is measured and described as minus stations, which range from −1 to −4 cm. If the ...

  4. Cephalic presentation - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalic_presentation

    In obstetrics, a cephalic presentation or head presentation or head-first presentation is a situation at childbirth where the fetus is in a longitudinal lie and the head enters the pelvis first; the most common form of cephalic presentation is the vertex presentation, where the occiput is the leading part (the part that first enters the birth canal). [1]

  5. Position (obstetrics) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Position_(obstetrics)

    In obstetrics, position is the orientation of the fetus in the womb, identified by the location of the presenting part of the fetus relative to the pelvis of the mother. . Conventionally, it is the position assumed by the fetus before the process of birth, as the fetus assumes various positions and postures during the course of chil

  6. External cephalic version - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/External_cephalic_version

    External cephalic version (ECV) is a process by which a breech baby can sometimes be turned from buttocks or foot first to head first. It is a manual procedure that is recommended by national guidelines for breech presentation of a pregnancy with a single baby, in order to enable vaginal delivery.

  7. Bishop score - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_score

    Fetal station −3 −2 −1, 0 +1, +2 Fetal station describes the position of the fetus's head in relation to the distance from the ischial spines, which are approximately 3-4 centimetres inside the vagina and are not usually felt. Health professionals visualise where these spines are and use them as a reference point.

  8. Podalic version - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podalic_version

    Podalic version is an obstetric procedure wherein the fetus is turned within the womb such that one or both feet present through the cervix during childbirth.It is used most often in cases where the fetus lies transversely or in another abnormal position in the womb.

  9. Obstetric ultrasonography - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obstetric_ultrasonography

    The FDA discourages its use for non-medical purposes such as fetal keepsake videos and photos, even though it is the same technology used in hospitals. [ 27 ] The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine recommends spectral Doppler only if M-mode sonography is unsuccessful, and even then only briefly, due to the acoustic intensity delivered ...