The ideal fetal position for birth is head down, spine parallel to the pregnant person's spine, face toward the back of the pregnant person's body with the chin tucked and arms folded across the ...

The definition of impaction of a baby's head is subjective. But a UK survey published in 2023 proposed the definition: 'A cesarean birth where the obstetrician is unable to deliver the fetal head with ...

Certain genes shared between mothers and their babies influence both the size of the mother’s birth canal and the baby’s head ...

This new understanding could significantly change the way doctors protect fetuses from infections that lead to serious health ...