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Occiput Posterior Position and Intrapartum Sonography

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The occiput posterior (OP) is considered to be the most common fetal malposition of a fetus in a cephalic presentation. Delivery of a fetus in an OP position could be either the result of the persistency of this position throughout the entire labor, called persistent occiput posterior position, or it may arise from a malrotation happening during the second stage of labor from an initial non-OP position.

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The author wants to express his gratitude to Helen Macfarlane for the extensive and superb work in the production of the graphic representations.

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  1. Swan Mountain, Women’s Center, 16175 Hwy 9, Breckenridge, CO, 80443, USA

    Antonino F. Barbera M.D.

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, 12631 East 17th Avenue, 6511, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA

    Antonino F. Barbera M.D.

  3. Rocky Vists University, College of Osteopathic Medicine, 8401 S. Chamber Rd, Parker, 80134, USA

    Antonino F. Barbera M.D.

  4. Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO, 80204, USA

    Antonino F. Barbera M.D.

  5. Division of Experimental Endoscopic Surgery, Imaging, Minimally Invasive Therapy and Technology, Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Vito Fazzi Hospital, Lecce, Italy

    Andrea Tinelli M.D.

  6. Department of Sense Organs-Ophthalmology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Elena Pacella M.D., Ph.D.

  7. Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Santa Maria Hospital, Bari, Italy

    Antonio Malvasi M.D.

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Barbera, A.F., Tinelli, A., Pacella, E., Malvasi, A. (2012). Occiput Posterior Position and Intrapartum Sonography. In: Malvasi, A. (eds) Intrapartum Ultrasonography for Labor Management. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29939-1_5

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