What does cephalopelvic mean?
Cephalopelvic means Relating to the head (of a fetus) and the pelvis (of a mother).
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Relating to the head (of a fetus) and the pelvis (of a mother).
Responses which indicated that healthcare providers told parents something other than the main categories ( n = 29) were: lack of amniotic fluid ( n = 4), asphyxia ( n = 2), shoulder dystocia ( n = 2), stroke ( n = 2), uterine rupture ( n = 2) and one case of each of the following: fetal myocardial infarction, fetal weak heart, blood in the lungs, hypoxia, maternal fever, Rhesus antibodies, tentorial tear, cephalopelvic disproportion, cerebral haemorrhage, a fall down stairs, liver rupture, meconium aspiration, fibroids, prolonged rupture of membranes, compromised blood flow, macrosomia, and “statistics”.
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Cephalopelvic means Relating to the head (of a fetus) and the pelvis (of a mother).
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Responses which indicated that healthcare providers told parents something other than the main categories ( n = 29) were: lack of amniotic fluid ( n = 4), asphyxia ( n = 2), shoulder dystocia ( n = 2), stroke ( n = 2), uterine rupture ( n = 2) and one case of each of the following: fetal myocardial infarction, fetal weak heart, blood in the lungs, hypoxia, maternal fever, Rhesus antibodies, tentorial tear, cephalopelvic disproportion, cerebral haemorrhage, a fall down stairs, liver rupture, meconium aspiration, fibroids, prolonged rupture of membranes, compromised blood flow, macrosomia, and “statistics”.
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