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  1. Delivery, Face and Brow Presentation

    The term presentation describes the leading part of the fetus or the anatomical structure closest to the maternal pelvic inlet during labor. The presentation can roughly be divided into the following classifications: cephalic, breech, shoulder, and compound. Cephalic presentation is the most common and can be further subclassified as vertex, sinciput, brow, face, and chin. The most common ...

  2. What Is Brow Presentation? Causes and Complications

    Brow presentation is the least common and most unfavorable position in the variety of cephalic presentations where brow is the presenting part. As the labor starts, the assessment should be made between the fetal presenting part and the maternal pelvis so that there are no complications during the vaginal delivery.

  3. Face and brow presentations in labor

    The vast majority of fetuses at term are in cephalic presentation. Approximately 5 percent of these fetuses are in a cephalic malpresentation, such as occiput posterior or transverse, face (figure 1A-B), or brow . Diagnosis and management of face and brow presentations will be reviewed here.

  4. 7.10 Brow presentation

    the chin (it is not a face presentation), the posterior fontanelle (it is not a vertex presentation). Figures 7.9 - Brow presentation Any mobile presenting part can subsequently flex. The diagnosis of brow presentation is, therefore, not made until after the membranes have ruptured and the head has begun to engage in a fixed presentation.

  5. Fetal Presentation, Position, and Lie (Including Breech Presentation)

    In face presentation, the baby's neck arches back so that the face presents first rather than the top of the head.. In brow presentation, the neck is moderately arched so that the brow presents first.. Usually, fetuses do not stay in a face or brow presentation. These presentations often change to a vertex (top of the head) presentation before or during labor.

  6. brow presentation

    presentation of any part of the fetal head, usually the upper and back part, as a result of flexion such that the chin is in contact with the thorax in vertex presentation; there may be degrees of flexion so that the presenting part is the large fontanel in sincipital presentation, the brow in brow presentation, or the face in face presentation.

  7. Fetal Presentation, Position, and Lie (Including Breech Presentation

    Fetal presentation: Fetal part that overlies the maternal pelvic inlet; vertex (cephalic), face, brow, breech, shoulder, funic (umbilical cord), or compound (more than one part, eg, shoulder and hand) Fetal position: Relation of the presenting part to an anatomic axis; for vertex presentation, occiput anterior, occiput posterior, occiput transverse

  8. Delivery, Face Presentation, and Brow Presentation ...

    Brow Presentation: Definition: Brow presentation occurs when the baby's head is partially extended, causing the brow (forehead) to lead the way through the birth canal. ... We are an online medical resource dedicated to providing you with accurate and up-to-date information on a wide range of medical topics. But we're more than just an ...

  9. Delivery, Face and Brow Presentation

    Brow presentation is considered the rarest form of malpresentation, with a prevalence of 1 in 500 to 1 in 4000 deliveries. Both face and brow presentations result from extension of the fetal neck instead of flexion. Conditions that lead to hyperextension or prevent neck flexion can contribute to these presentations.

  10. Delivery, Face and Brow Presentation

    Brow presentation is considered the rarest of all malpresentation, with a prevalence of 1 in 500 to 1 in 4000 deliveries. Both face and brow presentations occur due to extension of the fetal neck instead of flexion; therefore, conditions that would lead to hyperextension or prevent flexion of the fetal neck can all contribute to face or brow ...