During the expulsion stage, the baby’s head usually enters the birth canal first with which orientation?

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During the expulsion stage, the baby’s head usually enters the birth canal first with which orientation?

In the expulsion stage, the baby most often delivers head first with the back of the head facing the mother’s spine. This is called the occiput anterior position. When the head is flexed so the smallest diameter presents (the chin tucked toward the chest), it makes it easier for the head to pass through the birth canal and for the baby to rotate as delivery continues. Options describing the head facing the abdomen or a breech/feet-first delivery are not the usual presenting position for the head-first delivery.

During the expulsion stage, the baby’s head usually enters the birth canal first with which orientation?

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During the expulsion stage, the baby’s head usually enters the birth canal first with which orientation?

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