Cephalic version

Turning a wrongly positioned fetus round in the uterus, so that the head will appear first at birth.


A procedure for turning a fetus that is lying in a breech or transverse position so that its head will enter the birth passage first. It cannot be performed after labor is well advanced.


Turning of the fetus so that the head presents.


A version procedure conducted to guarantee the baby’s delivery in a head-first position.


 


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