| occipitoposterior position |
The baby's face is directed to the front of the birth canal and results in diameters of the baby's head that may be too large to pass through the birth passage unless the position of the head can be corrected.
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| occipitoposterior |
having the occiput directed toward the back, or turned toward the sacrum (designating the position of the fetus in relation to the maternal pelvis).
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| occipitoposterior p. |
a position of the fetus in cephalic presentation in labor, with its occiput directed toward the right (ROP) or left (LOP) posterior quadrant of the maternal pelvis.
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