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disease > pregnancy disease > delivery disorders > face presentation

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face presentation  

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  • A cephalic presentation or head presentation or head-first presentation is a situation at childbirth where the fetus is in a longitudinal lie and the head enters the pelvis first; the most common form of cephalic presentation is the vertex presentation where the occiput is the leading part (the part that first enters the birth canal). (Wikipedia)

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/VH8-PKP2PF57-B

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