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Drs often tell women that their baby is "too big" when it's usually a situation such as the baby being posterior or asynclitic (there are more reasons, but those are two of the most common).
Celebrity Baby Blog 2009
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If the head has some off-center elongation, it indicates that the baby’s position was asynclitic.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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If the head has some off-center elongation, it indicates that the baby’s position was asynclitic.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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