Excerpt from Brow Presentation Synonyms, Key Words, and Related Terms: vertex presentation, face presentation, Leopold maneuvers, oxytocin augmentation, labor, cesarean delivery, C-section Please click here to view the full topic text: Brow Presentation In a brow presentation, the fetal head is midway between full flexion (vertex) and hyperextension (face) along a longitudinal axis. The presenting portion of the fetal head is between the orbital ridge, and the anterior fontanel presents at the pelvic inlet. The frontal bones are the point of designation and can present (as with the occiput during a vertex delivery) in any position relative to the maternal pelvis. When the sagittal suture is transverse to the pelvic axis and the anterior fontanel is on the right maternal side, the fetus would be in the right frontotransverse position (RFT). Please click here to view the full topic text: Brow Presentation

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