Sentences with phrase «occiput for»
In addition to greater expectant management of the second stage, two other practices could potentially reduce cesarean deliveries in the second stage: 1) operative vaginal delivery and 2) manual rotation of the fetal occiput for malposition.
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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.
When a baby is head - down but facing your abdomen, she's said to be in the occiput posterior (OP) position — or posterior position, for short.
The most optimal position for a baby to be in to deliver vaginally is left occiput anterior (LOA).
Left Occiput Posterior places the baby's back opposite the maternal liver and may let the baby flex (curl) his or her back and therefore tuck the chin for a better birth.
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.
An explanation for this change could be cranial base shortening and increased proximity of the atlas to the occiput.
Proximity of the atlas to the occiput would decrease the overall volume of the craniocervical junction; indeed, atlanto - occipital overlapping would not be a prerequisite for this to occur.
One can appreciate the increased height of the rostral cranial cavity (greater diameter of the occipital lobe circle) and decreased in size of angles 2 and 5 (yellow) in compensation for shortening of the entire cranial base and increased proximity of the atlas to the occiput.