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Fetal Malpresentation

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  1. See Also
    1. Fetal Presentation
    2. Fetal Lie
    3. Fetal Position
    4. Twin Gestation
    5. Breech Presentation
    6. Occiput Posterior
  2. Precautions
    1. Avoid Oxytocin in most malpresentations except
      1. Occiput Posterior
      2. Twin vaginal delivery
    2. Consider Terbutaline SC before cesarean section
    3. Consider maternal position changes
  3. Presentations
    1. Occiput Posterior (10%)
      1. Vaginal Delivery
    2. Face Presentation (<0.2%)
      1. Mentum Anterior or Face Anterior
        1. Vaginal Delivery
      2. Mentum Posterior or Face Posterior
        1. Cesarean section
      3. Brow (0.02%) and not converted to face or occiput
        1. Vaginal delivery
    3. Compound Presentation (<0.5%)
      1. Vaginal Delivery
    4. Transverse Presentation (0.3%):
      1. Obstetric Ultrasound
      2. Attempt External Cephalic Version
      3. Cesarean Section for failed version
        1. Consider uterine vertical incision

Fetal Malpresentation (C0233256)

ConceptsPathologic Function (T046)
MSHD007746
EnglishAbnormal fetal presentation, Disorder of fetal presentation, Fetal Malpresentation, Fetal Malpresentations, Malpresentation of fetus
Spanishalteracion de la presentacion fetal, malpresentacion del feto, malpresentacion fetal, presentacion anormal del feto, presentacion fetal anormal, presentacion fetal defectuosa
Parent ConceptsFetal Malpresentation (C0233256), Maternal AND/OR fetal condition affecting labor AND/OR delivery (C0473417), Disorder of product of conception (C1263757), Duplicate concept (C1274013), Presentation of fetus - finding (C1286421)
SourcesMSH, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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