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Delivery presentations
Alternate Names : Shoulder presentation, Malpresentations, Breech birth, Cephalic presentation, Fetal lie, Fetal attitude
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Emergency Childbirth
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Emergency measures are indicated when childbirth is imminent and no health care professional is present. Indications of late labor include: rupturing of the amniotic sac; dilation of the cervix; and appearance of the baby's head at the vaginal opening.
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Review Date : 9/2/2009
Reviewed By : Linda Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Redmond, Washington; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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