title: One-blade rotation of a persistent posterior vertex.
abstract: Fifteen women in labor at term with no evidence of protraction or arrest disorder successfully underwent a single-blade rotation of the fetus from occipitoposterior to occipitoanterior position. There were no failures, no fetal injuries, and no significant maternal trauma. This method of forceps rotation appears to be a safe alternative to current methods of managing occipitoposterior positions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Brooksville Regional Hospital, FL.
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Escamilla
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Carlan
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007746:Labor Presentation; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D009772:Obstetrical Forceps; D011247:Pregnancy