cephalic presentation
cephalic presentation Cephalic Presentation: Promoting Optimal Fetal Positioning 1. Understanding Cephalic Presentation When describing fetal presentation, clinicians and midwives are primarily interested in the position of the baby’s head in relation to the mother’s pelvis, and more specifically the baby’s occiput (or back of the head). Cephalic presentation, the most common fetal presentation, occurs when the occiput is the presenting part. This can result in […]