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Results 1 - 3 of 3 for cephalic
  1. Your baby in the birth canal 
    ... of delivery is head down. This is called cephalic presentation. This position makes it easier and safer ... your baby to pass through the birth canal. Cephalic presentation occurs in about 97% of deliveries. There ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002060.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Breech - series (image) 
    ... pregnancies, the baby is positioned head down, or cephalic, in the uterus.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100193_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Delivery presentations (image) 
    Cephalic (head first) presentation is considered normal, but a breech (feet or buttocks first) delivery can be ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17048.htm - Medical Encyclopedia