Sentences with phrase «as occiput»

Positions such as occiput posterior (when baby is facing the mother's abdomen) can cause pressure from the baby's head to be applied to the mother's sacrum (the tailbone).

Flat Head Syndrome (positional plagiocephaly) is usually easy to notice as the back of the head known as the occiput will be flattened on one side.

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as I'd required an IV just in case things went pear - shaped (low B12 and low iron and was told that I'd have needed a transfusion if I'd lost more than 500mL), needed a little boost of pitocin for that one, and my babies tend to be Persistent Occiput Posterior Position deliveries.

Positional asphyxia can occur due to the prominence of the occiput (back of the head), as well as the overall lack of neck muscle strength, which forces the head to slouch forward pushing the infant's chin down against his / her chest.6 This body position causes the windpipe to narrow or close.

Left Occiput Anterior (LOA): As with ROA, this common fetal body position makes it easier for the baby to go through the birth canal versus other positions.

Positional asphyxia can occur due to the prominence of the occiput (back of the head), as well as the overall lack of neck muscle strength, which forces the head to slouch forward pushing the infant's chin down against his / her chest.

The length of the muzzle is approximately the same as the length from the back of the skull (occiput) to the stop.

The muzzle size is set as the distance from the tip of the nose to the stop does not exceed one third the distance from the tip of the nose to the occiput.