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Face Presentation

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Face presentation: Baby comes into the birth canal face first.
Fallopian tube: Tube that leads from the cavity of the uterus to the area of the ovary. Also called uterine tube.

 


Face presentation: Position of the fetus where the baby’s head is down but its neck is extended and its face seems to be looking down through the birth canal ...

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About face presentations
Face presentation & the labour
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Face Presentation
During this labor presentation the infant is head down but has its neck extended, rather than with its chin tucked.
Failure to Progress
Labor does not follow a "normal" pattern and is severely prolonged.

Liam Yemm's Birth (face presentation, long prodomal labor, repeat cesarean)
Jacob Thomas' Birth (hospital, induction, unmedicated)
Ursula's Birth (doula, herbal induction, long labor, walking epidural, cesarean) ...

3% in a face presentation, and 0.4% are in a shoulder presentation. About 2/3 of vertex presenting babies are in a left occiput anterior (See Anterior .) and 1/3 are in a right occiput anterior position.

See also: Presentation, Pregnancy, Vagina, Epidural, Placenta