Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the occiput anterior: noting a position of the fetus in which its occiput is directed toward the anterior abdominal wall of the mother.
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Examples
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Reichman et al., “Digital rotation from occipito-posterior to occipito-anterior decreases the need for cesarean section,” Eur J Obstet Gynecol Repro Biol 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2006.12.025 2007.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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Reichman et al., “Digital rotation from occipito-posterior to occipito-anterior decreases the need for cesarean section,” Eur J Obstet Gynecol Repro Biol 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2006.12.025 2007.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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At 2 P. M., on examination, Wygodzky defined a dead fetus in left occipito-anterior presentation, very high in the inlet.
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At 2 P.M., on examination, Wygodzky defined a dead fetus in left occipito-anterior presentation, very high in the inlet.
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