title: Face presentation in modern obstetrics--a study with special reference to fetal long term morbidity.
abstract: Thirty-one cases of face presentation were analyzed with regard to obstetric management and long-term outcome. Vaginal delivery occurred in 14 of 15 mentum anterior face presentations whereas only one of 16 patients with a mentum transverse of mentum posterior face presentation were delivered vaginally. Face presentation was associated with an increased incidence of variable decelerations. At follow-up (2-12 years) one infant had a neurological sequelae which could be associated to the delivery in face presentation. The implication of these findings for the management of face presentations is discussed.
mesh_terms: D001034:Apgar Score; D002585:Cesarean Section; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005113:Extraction, Obstetrical; D005260:Female; D005318:Fetal Heart / Q000502:physiology; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007746:Labor Presentation; D009017:Morbidity; D011247:Pregnancy; D013548:Sweden