ABSTRACT
Definitions • Malpresentation: fetus presenting with the fetal head not
in the lower uterine segment. • Presentation: fetal body part which is in the lower uterine
segment (lowest in the uterus, and closest to the cervix). • Malposition: fetal position that is not anterior. • Position: relationship of presenting part (usually occiput
for head) to pelvic outlet.
