Activity

Activity ID

13315

Expires

May 23, 2027

Format Type

Enduring

CME Credit

0

Fee

150

CME Provider: Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (LAMMICO)

Description of CME Course

Fetal malpresentation is defined as a fetus presenting at birth in a non-vertex presentation as either occiput transverse (OT) or occiput posterior (OP). This condition occurs 15% to 25% at term and 5% to 12% at birth, frequently increases risk of surgical birth, and may prompt alterations in the fetal heart rate significant for acid-base imbalance. In an effort to reduce cesarean births due to fetal malpresentation, ACOG and SMFM encourage practitioners to perform manual rotation of the fetal occiput in the setting of fetal malposition in the second stage of labor as an intervention prior to operative vaginal delivery or surgery.

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Educational Objectives

a. Outline the clinical implications of OP malpresentation.
b. Assess fetal positioning.
c. Encourage fetal rotation during labor using maternal positioning.

Keywords

malpresentation, OP positioning, sunny side up

Competencies

Medical Knowledge, Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Practice-based Learning & Improvement, Systems-based Practice

CME Credit Type

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Practice Setting

Inpatient, Rural, Urban, VA/Military

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